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Chapter 5 - The Irish Patriot in Print (1720–1725)

from Part III - Dublin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2020

Valerie Rumbold
Valerie Rumbold
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University of Birmingham
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After the long silence that followed Swift’s return to Ireland in 1714 when the ministry fell and the Queen died, Swift in print achieved a new degree of public engagement, ultimately exploding with unprecedented force in the Drapier’s letters against Wood’s halfpence, a series of shabby but effective pamphlets which staged print and its processes in notably self-referential terms, representing print as a means of bringing people together for the common good. By the triumphant end of the campaign Swift in print was a dynamic brand in a growing Dublin print trade.

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Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish ManufactureSome Arguments against Enlarging the Power of Bishops in Letting of LeasesDrapier’s lettersJonathan Swiftmaterial textLondon print tradeDublin print tradebook formatsauthorshipcopyright
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Swift in Print
Published Texts in Dublin and London, 1691-1765
 , pp. 143 - 176
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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