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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... least in a new Form , which may neither be so safe nor so conve- nient as the old . ( Works , 2:63 ) We may note the fatalistic concept of human subversiveness , that is identified in the metaphor of the endangered house not only with ...
... least in a new Form , which may neither be so safe nor so conve- nient as the old . ( Works , 2:63 ) We may note the fatalistic concept of human subversiveness , that is identified in the metaphor of the endangered house not only with ...
Page 137
... least advantage . To explain how all this happened , and why ( after so many victories ) peace seemed as far away as ever , he advances a " conspiracy thesis . " Marlborough , Godolphin , and the sinister " monied men " engaged in and ...
... least advantage . To explain how all this happened , and why ( after so many victories ) peace seemed as far away as ever , he advances a " conspiracy thesis . " Marlborough , Godolphin , and the sinister " monied men " engaged in and ...
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... least confessed , that to embellish the form of Nature is an innocent amusement ; and some praise must be allowed by the most supercilious observer to him , who does best what such mul- titudes are contending to do well . Johnson's wish ...
... least confessed , that to embellish the form of Nature is an innocent amusement ; and some praise must be allowed by the most supercilious observer to him , who does best what such mul- titudes are contending to do well . Johnson's wish ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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