The Battle of the Books
Jonathan Swift
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"The Battle of the Books" depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St James's Palace at the time of the writing), as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, "The Battle of the Books" has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns. It is one of his earliest well-known works. (Wikipedia) (5 hr 8 min)
Kapitel
Introduction, the bookseller to the reader, & the preface of the author | 14:38 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
A full and true account... Part 1 | 31:02 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
A full and true account... Part 2 | 22:30 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
The Episode of Bentley and Wotton | 15:51 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
A Meditation Upon a Broomstick | 3:31 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
Predictions for the Year 1708 | 22:55 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
The Accomplishment of the First of Mr. Bickerstaff’s Predictions… | 8:15 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
Baucis and Philemon | 9:23 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
The logicians refuted | 3:33 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
The puppet show | 4:07 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
Candenus and Vanessa | 41:38 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, 1718 | 1:17 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, 1720. | 3:06 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY | 4:33 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, 1724 | 2:49 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, MARCH 13, 1726 | 4:20 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
TO STELLA | 6:46 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
The first he wrote OCT. 17, 1727 | 3:49 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
The second prayer was written NOV. 6, 1727. | 4:03 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
The Beasts' confession (1732) | 11:29 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
An argument to prove that the abolishing... | 38:55 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
Hints towards and essay on conversation | 26:04 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |
Thoughts on various subjects | 24:13 | Gelesen von Elijah Fisher |