A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (Oxford World's Classics)

In my humble opinion, Swift's greatest work.

Swift's Tale of a Tub may not be as well known as Gulliver's Travels, but it is perhaps his signature work. The Tale is a rambling, frequently scathing satire directed at Catholics, Calvinists, Authors, Critics, and a host of leading intellectuals of Swift's day. It has moments that are very funny, and finds some pretty inventive ways to skewer its targets. Much of it is targeted at...more

Swift's Tale of a Tub may not be as well known as Gulliver's Travels, but it is perhaps his signature work. The Tale is a rambling, frequently scathing satire directed at Catholics, Calvinists, Authors, Critics, and a host of leading intellectuals of Swift's day. It has moments that are very funny, and finds some pretty inventive ways to skewer its targets. Much of it is targeted at people and issues that have long since been forgotten, making it somewhat unaccessable to the modern reader. The appended Battle of the Books is short, accessible, and pretty funny.   hide

Great early satire.

It's always nice to laugh your ass off.

Not my favorite of Swifts but still pretty good!