The Battle Of The Books
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| Originally published | 1704 |
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| Authors | Jonathan Swift |
| Genres | Satire |
| Series | A Tale of a Tub |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| ID | 1404552 |
About The Battle Of The Books
"The Battle of the Books" is the name of a short satire written by Jonathan Swift and published as part of the prolegomena to his A Tale of a Tub in 1704. It depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library, as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy.
