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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... finally met in April 1713 ) . But both Oxford and St. John ( now Viscount Bolingbroke ) hindered rather than helped its prog- ress . It is easy to see why even Oxford , flatteringly portrayed as he is in the History , would not have ...
... finally met in April 1713 ) . But both Oxford and St. John ( now Viscount Bolingbroke ) hindered rather than helped its prog- ress . It is easy to see why even Oxford , flatteringly portrayed as he is in the History , would not have ...
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... Finally - and perhaps most significantly — the mob , as an ancient symbol of irrational forces , could stand for passion , as against reason . If " mob " could stand for the complete antithesis to the kind of audience and outlook that ...
... Finally - and perhaps most significantly — the mob , as an ancient symbol of irrational forces , could stand for passion , as against reason . If " mob " could stand for the complete antithesis to the kind of audience and outlook that ...
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... Finally - to take a third example from the domain of literary genre - it is surely the instinctive preference for meoisis over hy- perbole that explains why the Augustans were given to mock The Ironic Tradition in Augustan Prose 311.
... Finally - to take a third example from the domain of literary genre - it is surely the instinctive preference for meoisis over hy- perbole that explains why the Augustans were given to mock The Ironic Tradition in Augustan Prose 311.
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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