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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... idea that the desire to elevate oneself is a desire to dirty others and that respect for the " elevated " is a desire to be dirtied , the explanation of this mechanics by an allusion to Lucretius makes the train of ideas obvious ...
... idea that the desire to elevate oneself is a desire to dirty others and that respect for the " elevated " is a desire to be dirtied , the explanation of this mechanics by an allusion to Lucretius makes the train of ideas obvious ...
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... idea spun out for its own sake , or any idea spun out for its own sake — these are some of the characteristics of Swift's verse throughout his career , and they are especially evident in his earlier output . In what must certainly be ...
... idea spun out for its own sake , or any idea spun out for its own sake — these are some of the characteristics of Swift's verse throughout his career , and they are especially evident in his earlier output . In what must certainly be ...
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... Ideas . In Reason and the Imagination : Studies in the History of Ideas , 1600-1800 , edited by J. A. Mazzeo . New York : Columbia University Press , 1962 . Reprinted in Crane's The Idea of the Humanities and Other Essays . 2 vols ...
... Ideas . In Reason and the Imagination : Studies in the History of Ideas , 1600-1800 , edited by J. A. Mazzeo . New York : Columbia University Press , 1962 . Reprinted in Crane's The Idea of the Humanities and Other Essays . 2 vols ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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