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This 5 page paper examines the theme of modernity as presented by Swift in "The Battle of the Books" and "The Tale of the Tub". This paper asserts that Swift was a fan of the classics, believing that modernity did not encourage thoughtful and thorough pursuit of knowledge. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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stories provide insight and exploration into the notion of modernity, compelling readers to carefully consider these ideas. The ability of Swift to present this matter under the guise of
fanciful stories is perhaps at the heart of his brilliance, and enduring success. Swift poses important ideas about modernity, and whether or not readers agree with his final analysis
they are most certainly compelled to thoughtfully consider his arguments. Essentially, The Battle of the Books is a story about
the books in the Kings library at St. James Place, and their ensuing battles. The story is actually a satire, based upon a raging debate popular in England at
the time. The debate concerned itself with the value of intellectual accomplishments of antiquity, versus the "progress" in human knowledge evident since the Renaissance. This was a debate
that had had been nearly continuous between England and France for many years, and therefore the work of Swift to deal with this subject was both topical and controversial.
It is apparent in, The Battle of the Books, that Swift definitely sides with the ancients. Swift accomplishes this goal
by pairing books against each other, thus pitting classical works against modern counterparts. For instance, Swift includes such modern authors as Dryden, Cowley and Behn in The Battle of
the Books, but in each case these authors are out-done and out-shone by ancient authors and philosophers. Not only does
Swift deftly deal with the debate over antiquity versus modernity in terms of knowledge, but that he effectively also deals with many important subtleties of that argument. In other
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