TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swift,Jonathan
AU  - Morley,Henry
TI  - The Battle of the Books, and other Short Pieces
AV  - PR 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - English essays
KW  - Satire, English
KW  - Ancients and moderns, Quarrel of
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_the_Books; Release date is 1996-08-01; Transcribed from the 1886 Cassell & Company edition by David Price; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Battle of the Books, and other Short Pieces" by Jonathan Swift is a satire published in 1704. It depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library, where ancient and modern works come alive to fight for supremacy. The piece enters a heated debate about whether contemporary learning surpasses classical knowledge. Through epic combat and the famous allegory of the spider and bee, Swift explores themes of pride, madness, and the relationship between creators and critics—without revealing which side wins. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/623
ER  -