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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: Publication Date: 08/03/1994
      ISBN13: 9780801481994, 978-0801481994
      ISBN10: 0801481996
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      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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