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 117
... give voice to Swift's dark vision of the fraud of sublime pretensions , including Christian , in human economy . 14 Pascal seems again close to Swift's thought . " I cannot forgive Descartes , " writes Pascal , “ he would gladly have ...
... give voice to Swift's dark vision of the fraud of sublime pretensions , including Christian , in human economy . 14 Pascal seems again close to Swift's thought . " I cannot forgive Descartes , " writes Pascal , “ he would gladly have ...
Page 193
... give way to more complex and difficult feelings : " + O then , whatever Heav'n intends , Take Pity on your pitying Friends ; Nor let your Ills affect your Mind , To fancy they can be unkind . Me , surely me , you ought to spare , Who ...
... give way to more complex and difficult feelings : " + O then , whatever Heav'n intends , Take Pity on your pitying Friends ; Nor let your Ills affect your Mind , To fancy they can be unkind . Me , surely me , you ought to spare , Who ...
Page 268
... give an effect of limitless power : release and control brought to a fine point when a hero may command an army of " eighteen hundred and fifty - six thousand and eleven , not counting the women and small children " ( Pantagruel , 31 ...
... give an effect of limitless power : release and control brought to a fine point when a hero may command an army of " eighteen hundred and fifty - six thousand and eleven , not counting the women and small children " ( Pantagruel , 31 ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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