Other mock epic elements in this work include an episode in which Bentley and Wotton try to spy on the enemy and kill William Temple, which is unsuccessful.
In this story, an argument between a bee and a spider is an allegory for the main dispute, of which Pallas is the patron goddess of one side and Momus of the other. When his side's prospects look bleak, Momus goes to Nova Zembla to gain the support of the daughter of Ignorance and Pride, Criticism, who takes the form of Bentley to encourage Wotton in a mock epic scene. Other mock epic elements in this work include an episode in which Bentley and Wotton try to spy on the enemy and kill William Temple, which is unsuccessful. The origin of the dispute comes from a larger war between two parties on two peaks of Parnassus, as one insists the other shorten its summit, which is based on the real dispute between Temple and Wotton over the question of the superiority of the Ancients to the Moderns. Published as an introduction to The Tale of a Tub, for 10 points, name this satire by Jonathan Swift.
In this story, an argument between a bee and a spider is an allegory for the main dispute, of which Pallas is the patron goddess of one side and Momus of the other.
The {Battle} of the {Books} [accept “A {Full} and {True Account} of the {Battle Fought} Last {Friday} Between the {Ancient} and {Modern Books} in {St. James’s Library}”]