The Character of Swift's Satire: A Revised FocusClaude Julien Rawson The nature, style, and targets of Swift's witty, biting, and sometimes violent satire are critically investigated in this collection of essays. They portray Swift's social criticism in the light of his involvement in the politics of Anglo-Irish relations, and trace his literary roots, describing his connection with the Renaissance and studying his use of cliches and rhetoric. |
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Page 131
... Whigs through being " thought to want the Art of being thourow paced in my Party , as all discreet Persons ought to be " ( Letter to Charles Ford , 8 March 1709 , Correspondence , 1 : 125 ) . Two of the pieces are straightforwardly ...
... Whigs through being " thought to want the Art of being thourow paced in my Party , as all discreet Persons ought to be " ( Letter to Charles Ford , 8 March 1709 , Correspondence , 1 : 125 ) . Two of the pieces are straightforwardly ...
Page 140
... Whigs , and its own nominal sup- porters , the more extreme Tories . Most of Swift's work for Oxford was aimed at the Tories ( Oxford employed Defoe and others to write for the Whigs ) . A group of extreme Tories had formed the ...
... Whigs , and its own nominal sup- porters , the more extreme Tories . Most of Swift's work for Oxford was aimed at the Tories ( Oxford employed Defoe and others to write for the Whigs ) . A group of extreme Tories had formed the ...
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... Whigs . The " prediction " of the queen's remarriage is more obscure and is related to a Whig parliamentary tactic . Queen Anne was very averse to the idea of her successor living in or even visiting England . In 1705 the Tories , to ...
... Whigs . The " prediction " of the queen's remarriage is more obscure and is related to a Whig parliamentary tactic . Queen Anne was very averse to the idea of her successor living in or even visiting England . In 1705 the Tories , to ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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