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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... later sixties ) . On the other hand , some recent descriptions of Swift as an un- neurotic , well - adjusted man of liberal and moderate views , some- thing like a cheerfully tolerant and hygienic campus - parson of our own time , may ...
... later sixties ) . On the other hand , some recent descriptions of Swift as an un- neurotic , well - adjusted man of liberal and moderate views , some- thing like a cheerfully tolerant and hygienic campus - parson of our own time , may ...
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... later pamphlets written as a semi - official propagandist . It was published anonymously ( as were all his later pamphlets ) , and contemporaries recognized its quality by attributing it to either of two leading Whig apologists , Bishop ...
... later pamphlets written as a semi - official propagandist . It was published anonymously ( as were all his later pamphlets ) , and contemporaries recognized its quality by attributing it to either of two leading Whig apologists , Bishop ...
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... later , be anxious to get rid of , even at the price of some concessions . Swift's immediate purpose was to keep popular indignation alive until that point had been reached . In this he succeeded ; and when parliament met in September ...
... later , be anxious to get rid of , even at the price of some concessions . Swift's immediate purpose was to keep popular indignation alive until that point had been reached . In this he succeeded ; and when parliament met in September ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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