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 142
... characters or careers is seized upon , while any apparent virtues are smeared as hypocriti- cal . The most flagrantly partial is the sketch of Nottingham ( Works , 7 : 11-12 , 15-16 ) , a masterpiece of character assassination . Swift ...
... characters or careers is seized upon , while any apparent virtues are smeared as hypocriti- cal . The most flagrantly partial is the sketch of Nottingham ( Works , 7 : 11-12 , 15-16 ) , a masterpiece of character assassination . Swift ...
Page 228
... character of the writer and the matter of his writing . Fundamental , surely , are the relation of the two correspondents and their acceptance of a common world that they see from differ- ent points of view . A great letter - writer ...
... character of the writer and the matter of his writing . Fundamental , surely , are the relation of the two correspondents and their acceptance of a common world that they see from differ- ent points of view . A great letter - writer ...
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... character who fades into and out of the homecoming narrative and who , though he is a professional Portuguese wanderer like Hyth- lodaeus , persuades Gulliver to go home since " it was altogether impossible to find such a solitary ...
... character who fades into and out of the homecoming narrative and who , though he is a professional Portuguese wanderer like Hyth- lodaeus , persuades Gulliver to go home since " it was altogether impossible to find such a solitary ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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