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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... Argument Against Abolishing Christianity ( “ Written in the year 1708 , " about the same time as the Project , though not actually published until 1711 ) , with the Project's literal tolerance of a degree of " hypocrisy " . It is one ...
... Argument Against Abolishing Christianity ( “ Written in the year 1708 , " about the same time as the Project , though not actually published until 1711 ) , with the Project's literal tolerance of a degree of " hypocrisy " . It is one ...
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... argument , on a matter best solved by a brisk reduction to practicalities : not only are “ doubts " best con- cealed and subdued ( Works , 9 : 261 , 262 ) and metaphysical fussiness likely to do more harm than good , but “ Violent zeal ...
... argument , on a matter best solved by a brisk reduction to practicalities : not only are “ doubts " best con- cealed and subdued ( Works , 9 : 261 , 262 ) and metaphysical fussiness likely to do more harm than good , but “ Violent zeal ...
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... argument . He pays very little regard to historical truth , to anachronism , or to the separation of history from myth ; Theseus is as good an example as Themistocles . Swift begins by arguing in favor of the proper balance of power ...
... argument . He pays very little regard to historical truth , to anachronism , or to the separation of history from myth ; Theseus is as good an example as Themistocles . Swift begins by arguing in favor of the proper balance of power ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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