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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... admit Tartufe as a despicable pis aller ; it is another thing for him in the Project to hold up false godliness as second only to true . ( Ehrenpreis , Swift , 2 : 294 ) Ehrenpreis's judgment of the Project may , as I suggested , seem ...
... admit Tartufe as a despicable pis aller ; it is another thing for him in the Project to hold up false godliness as second only to true . ( Ehrenpreis , Swift , 2 : 294 ) Ehrenpreis's judgment of the Project may , as I suggested , seem ...
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... admit a long Continuance in Salt ; although , perhaps , I could name a Country , which would be glad to eat up our whole Nation without it . ( Works , 12 : 117 ) Though he thus returns to the old attack on English policy , his main ...
... admit a long Continuance in Salt ; although , perhaps , I could name a Country , which would be glad to eat up our whole Nation without it . ( Works , 12 : 117 ) Though he thus returns to the old attack on English policy , his main ...
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... admit to having read Robinson Crusoe , though close comparisons between these two con- temporary travel fictions have been made from an early date . Some readers did assume incautiously that the two authors were writing similar books ...
... admit to having read Robinson Crusoe , though close comparisons between these two con- temporary travel fictions have been made from an early date . Some readers did assume incautiously that the two authors were writing similar books ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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