{"product_id":"a-tale-of-a-tub-1704-9781406791686","title":"A Tale of a Tub - (1704)","description":"This vintage book contains Jonathan Swift's 1704 satire, \"A Tale of a Tub\". The first major work that he wrote, it is a prose parody about two brothers who are each representative of the chief aspects of western Christianity. It mainly deals with the ideas of religious enthusiasm, pride, and credulity. Published at a time when religion was an intrinsic aspect of politics, the work was widely condemned, with Queen Anne going as far as to call it \"profane\". Contents include: \"The Introduction\", \"A Digression Concerning Critics\", \"A Tale of a Tub\", \"A Digression in the Modern Kind\", \"A Tale of a Tub\", \"A Digression in Praise of Digressions\", \"A Tale of a Tub\", \"A Digression Concerning the Original\", \"A Farther Digression\", \"A Tale of a Tub\", et cetera. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish essayist, satirist, poet, and cleric. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pomona Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334529028370,"sku":"9781406791686","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71661271-aa04-4a3c-806e-ce6d5046fefb.jpg?v=1727890597","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tale-of-a-tub-1704-9781406791686","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}