"Gay John 1685-1732 Political and social views." . . "English literature." . . "Slave trade in literature." . . "Englisch." . . "Literatur Englisch Sklaverei Geschichte 1720-1730." . . "Esclavage dans la littérature." . . "18e siècle" . . "Sklaverei Literatur Englisch Geschichte 1720-1730." . . "Sklaverei Motiv Englische Literatur." . . "Pope Alexander 1688-1744 Political and social views." . . "Littérature anglaise 18e siècle Histoire et critique." . . "Slave trade Great Britain History 18th century." . . "Esclavage Grande-Bretagne 18e siècle." . . "Philosophie politique." . . "esclavage Swift, Jonathan." . . "Englische Literatur Motiv Sklaverei." . . "Slavery in literature." . . "Esclavage." . . "Slavery Great Britain History 18th century." . . . . . "Ressources Internet" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Slavery and Augustan literature Swift, Pope, Gay"@en . "Slavery and Augustan literature Swift, Pope, Gay" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . . . . . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc" . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en . . . . . "Slavery and Augustan Literature: Swift, Pope, Gay" . . . . . . "Slavery and Augustan literature Swift, Pope and Gay"@en . . . . . . . . "Online-Publikation" . . . . . . . . . . . . "This book investigates slavery in the work of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and John Gay. These writers were connected with a Tory ministry, which attempted to increase the English share of the international slave trade."@en . . "Slavery and Augustan literature : Swift, Pope, Gay" . . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . "Slavery and Augustan literature : Swift, Pope and Gay" . . "Slavery and Augustan literature : Swift, Pope, Gay"@en . "Geschichte 1710-1735" . "Slavery played an important part in early eighteenth-century English society. It created markets, provided goods and drove political decision. It also exerted an influence on the ways in which people behaved and thought. Some of the mental habits associated with slavery are to be found in the writing of the period. Slavery and Augustan Literature investigates slavery in the work of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and John Gay. These three writers were connected with a Tory ministry, which attempted to increase substantially the English share of the international slave trade. They all wrote in support of the treaty that was meant to effect that increase. The book begins with contemporary ideas about slavery, with the Tory ministry years and with texts written during those years. These texts tend to obscure the importance of the slave trade to Tory planning. In its second half, the book analyses the attitudes towards slavery in Pope's Horatian poems, An Essay on Man, Polly, A Modest Proposal and Gulliver's Travels. John Richardson shows how, despite differences, Swift, Pope and Gay adopt a mixed position of admiration for freedom alongside implicit support for slavery.; Slavery and Augustan Literature provides valuable insights into eighteenth-century attitudes towards slavery, and the relation of literature to society." . "English literature 18th century History and criticism." . . "Swift Jonathan 1667-1745 Political and social views." . . "Augustus Emperor of Rome 63 B.C.-14 A.D Influence." . . "Littérature anglaise." . . "esclavage Pope, Alexander." . . "Philosophie sociale." . . "Augustus." . . "Great Britain." . . "Slavery." . . "LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh." . . "Sklaverei (Motiv)" . . "Political and social views." . . "Thème littéraire." . . "Literatur" . . "Literatur." . "Slave-trade." . . "Slave trade." . "esclavage Gay, John (auteur dramatique)" . . "Richardson, John" . . "Traite des esclaves Grande-Bretagne 18e siècle." . . "1700 - 1799" . . "Englisch" . . "Englisch." . . .