{"product_id":"9781605014661","title":"The Battle of the Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Battle of the Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the name of a short   satire written by Jonathan Swift and published as part of the prolegomena to his   \u003ci\u003eA Tale of a Tub\u003c\/i\u003e in 1704. It depicts a literal battle between books in the   King's Library (housed in St. James's Palace at the time of the writing), as   ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, \"The Battle of   the Books\" has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the   Moderns.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e— Excerpted from \u003cem\u003eWikipedia, \u003c\/em\u003ethe free encyclopedia. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Bookseller to the Reader \u003cbr\u003eThe Preface of the   Author\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of the Books\u003cbr\u003eA Meditation Upon a Broomstick   \u003cbr\u003ePredictions for the Year 1708 \u003cbr\u003eThe Accomplishment of the First of Mr.   Bickerstaff's Predictions \u003cbr\u003eBaucis and Philemon \u003cbr\u003eThe Logicians Refuted   \u003cbr\u003eThe Puppet Show \u003cbr\u003eCadenus and Vanessa \u003cbr\u003eStella's Birthday, 1718   \u003cbr\u003eStella's Birthday, 1720 \u003cbr\u003eStella's Birthday \u003cbr\u003eStella's Birthday, 1724   \u003cbr\u003eStella's Birthday, March 13, 1726 \u003cbr\u003eTo Stella \u003cbr\u003eThe First He Wrote   \u003cbr\u003eThe Second Prayer \u003cbr\u003eThe Beasts' Confession \u003cbr\u003eAn Argument Against   Abolishing of Christianity \u003cbr\u003eHints Towards an Essay on Conversation   \u003cbr\u003eThoughts on Various Subjects \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MobileReference","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133852893424,"sku":"9781605014661","price":0.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781605014661_p0.jpg?v=1763833734","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781605014661","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}