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Joseph M. Levine provides a witty and erudite account of one of the most celebrated chapters in English cultural history, the acrimonious quarrel between the "ancients" and the "moderns" which Jonathan Swift dubbed "the Battle of the Books."



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The existence of this book is testimony that victory went to the moderns, for Levine's work exemplifies extensive, thoughtful and scrupulously documented use of source materials in the best philological tradition... Ideas about literature in this period-and the history of its history-have never been in sharper focus.

* The Eighteenth Century *

The Battle of the Books

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    Publisher: Cornell University Press
    Publication Date: 08/03/1994
    ISBN13: 9780801481994, 978-0801481994
    ISBN10: 0801481996
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    Literature: history and criticism General and world history

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Joseph M. Levine provides a witty and erudite account of one of the most celebrated chapters in English cultural history, the acrimonious quarrel between the "ancients" and the "moderns" which Jonathan Swift dubbed "the Battle of the Books."



    Trade Review

    The existence of this book is testimony that victory went to the moderns, for Levine's work exemplifies extensive, thoughtful and scrupulously documented use of source materials in the best philological tradition... Ideas about literature in this period-and the history of its history-have never been in sharper focus.

    * The Eighteenth Century *

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