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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... effect of sudden and various wonder Ovid so successfully communicates . Thus Midas chip't his Bread , the Pieces round Glitter'd like Spangles on the Ground . . . He call'd for Drink , you saw him Sup Potable Gold in Golden Cup ...
... effect of sudden and various wonder Ovid so successfully communicates . Thus Midas chip't his Bread , the Pieces round Glitter'd like Spangles on the Ground . . . He call'd for Drink , you saw him Sup Potable Gold in Golden Cup ...
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... effect . Even Fischer , who was able to discover intense didactic and moral force in the lampoons against Vanbrugh , remarks , in response to the sheer variety of effect and possible meanings in the " City Shower , " that " Swift's ...
... effect . Even Fischer , who was able to discover intense didactic and moral force in the lampoons against Vanbrugh , remarks , in response to the sheer variety of effect and possible meanings in the " City Shower , " that " Swift's ...
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... effect if we did not know that the pretended author was actually an obtuse spokesman of the mob ; or if Swift's prose were not so beautifully lucid , that our attention was deflected from his double range of implication by being ...
... effect if we did not know that the pretended author was actually an obtuse spokesman of the mob ; or if Swift's prose were not so beautifully lucid , that our attention was deflected from his double range of implication by being ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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