This book proposes installing members of Bedlam in prominent positions because all military conquests, philosophical systems, and new religions are caused by madness.
This book proposes installing members of Bedlam in prominent positions because all military conquests, philosophical systems, and new religions are caused by madness. It satirizes a certain group as the Aeolists, who worship the winds and preach by belching. This book's introduction distinguishes between the three "oratorical machines" of the Pulpit, the Ladder, and the Stage-Itinerant, following its dedication to "Prince Posterity." Narrated by a hack writer who intersperses the plot with "A digression in the Modern kind" and "A digression in praise of digressions," its main story describes a series of alterations to a will which represents the Bible. Named for an object thrown over a ship to distract a whale, it was published along with "The Battle of the Books." For 10 points, name this book which parodies religious abuses among the three brothers Peter, Martin, and Jack, a satire by Jonathan Swift.
This book proposes installing members of Bedlam in prominent positions because all military conquests, philosophical systems, and new religions are caused by madness.
A Tale of a Tub