The battle of the books,
by Jonathan Swift; with selections from the literature of the Phalaris controversy. Ed. by A. Guthkelch.
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| Language: | English |
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London,
Chatto and Windus,
1908.
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| Series: | The King's classics
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| Notes: | With added series title, engraved, and second half-title. Contains a reproduction of t.-p. of original edition: A full and true account of the battel fought last Friday, between the ancient and the modern books in St. James's library. London, 1704. Physical description: lxvi, 312 p. front. (facsim.) 16 cm. more |
Table of Contents:
Introduction.
Battle of the books.
Appendix: extracts from Temple's Essay upon the ancient and modern learning (1690); Wotton's Reflections upon ancient and modern learning (1694: second ed. 1697); Boyle's Phalaris (1695); Bentley's first Dissertation (1697); Boyle's Examination (1698); Bentley's second Dissertation (1699).
Notes.
Textual notes.
Letter of Dr. Edm. Gibson.
Letter of Geo. Gibson.
Bibliography.
Introduction.
Battle of the books.
Appendix: extracts from Temple's Essay upon the ancient and modern learning (1690); Wotton's Reflections upon ancient and modern learning (1694: second ed. 1697); Boyle's Phalaris (1695); Bentley's first Dissertation (1697); Boyle's Examination (1698); Bentley's second Dissertation (1699).
Notes.
Textual notes.
Letter of Dr. Edm. Gibson.
Letter of Geo. Gibson.
Bibliography.