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 124
... appear finally not as exceptions to the rule of life but the rule itself . Had he been a saner man , a Burnet or an Addison , Swift would have had little news for us from the frontiers of faith . There , where men ask ultimate questions ...
... appear finally not as exceptions to the rule of life but the rule itself . Had he been a saner man , a Burnet or an Addison , Swift would have had little news for us from the frontiers of faith . There , where men ask ultimate questions ...
Page 243
... appear during Swift's own lifetime . Within some decades of his death the corre- spondence with Vanessa and the ineptly - named Journal to Stella were out . Consequently , the indiscretions and faults that prudent men suppress have been ...
... appear during Swift's own lifetime . Within some decades of his death the corre- spondence with Vanessa and the ineptly - named Journal to Stella were out . Consequently , the indiscretions and faults that prudent men suppress have been ...
Page 288
... appearing in the narrative refer to actual persons and incidents . It was in 1919 that Sir Charles Firth in a paper entitled " The Political Significance of Gulliver's Travels ” set in motion a discussion of these matters that has ...
... appearing in the narrative refer to actual persons and incidents . It was in 1919 that Sir Charles Firth in a paper entitled " The Political Significance of Gulliver's Travels ” set in motion a discussion of these matters that has ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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