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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... Individual , that they could never procure a Majority , if other Corruptions did not enter to pervert Mens Understandings , and misguide their Wills . ( Works , 1 : 231–32 ) In these effects of political leaders or influential “ private ...
... Individual , that they could never procure a Majority , if other Corruptions did not enter to pervert Mens Understandings , and misguide their Wills . ( Works , 1 : 231–32 ) In these effects of political leaders or influential “ private ...
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... individual , which is the topic of Swift's famous letter to Pope about Gulliver's Travels : I have ever hated all nations , professions and communities , and all my love is toward individuals ; for instance , I hate the tribe of lawyers ...
... individual , which is the topic of Swift's famous letter to Pope about Gulliver's Travels : I have ever hated all nations , professions and communities , and all my love is toward individuals ; for instance , I hate the tribe of lawyers ...
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... individual and the general more total than it can actually be , so it also exhibits a certain lack of discrimination between the different ways we address ourselves to philosophical and to human objects . Swift's basic paradox depends ...
... individual and the general more total than it can actually be , so it also exhibits a certain lack of discrimination between the different ways we address ourselves to philosophical and to human objects . Swift's basic paradox depends ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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