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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... expression and makes it physi- cally , as well as morally , accurate . ( For similar playful literalization of “ over head and ears in love , " see Tristram Shandy , 6:37 ) . Almost the same thing occurs later in the poem , with the ...
... expression and makes it physi- cally , as well as morally , accurate . ( For similar playful literalization of “ over head and ears in love , " see Tristram Shandy , 6:37 ) . Almost the same thing occurs later in the poem , with the ...
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... expression duly occurs in Polite Con- versation ( Works , 4 : 142 ) . Moreover , it is found in the contemporane- ous Journal to Stella several times : see in particular the entry for 14 October 1710 , the very week in which the ballad ...
... expression duly occurs in Polite Con- versation ( Works , 4 : 142 ) . Moreover , it is found in the contemporane- ous Journal to Stella several times : see in particular the entry for 14 October 1710 , the very week in which the ballad ...
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... expression , since their effect is very much the same in the contexts I shall be exploring . It is true that Simon Wagstaff , in the introduction to Polite Conversation , claims that " the Reader must learn by all Means to distinguish ...
... expression , since their effect is very much the same in the contexts I shall be exploring . It is true that Simon Wagstaff , in the introduction to Polite Conversation , claims that " the Reader must learn by all Means to distinguish ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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