Jonathan Swift · 1704
A satirical work mocking religious and intellectual corruption.
Henry Oliver discusses it while noting the general lack of effective handling of mental illness in English fiction.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“It might be Swift in Tale of a Tub. I don't think I have a good answer for that. I don't think we're very good at mental illness in English fiction.”
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