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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... less dramatic of the two movements , the growth of philan- thropic sentiments and institutions . For if Swift equated mad with bad in certain ways , and if his satiric fictions ( as well as contemporary social fact , in some in- stances ) ...
... less dramatic of the two movements , the growth of philan- thropic sentiments and institutions . For if Swift equated mad with bad in certain ways , and if his satiric fictions ( as well as contemporary social fact , in some in- stances ) ...
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... less shocking when expressed by Johnson , no friend to hypocrites ( any more , for that matter , than Swift was ) : With the hypocrite it is not at present my intention to expostulate , though even he might be taught the excellency of ...
... less shocking when expressed by Johnson , no friend to hypocrites ( any more , for that matter , than Swift was ) : With the hypocrite it is not at present my intention to expostulate , though even he might be taught the excellency of ...
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... less seriously . It has recently been suggested ( by Barry Slepian , Review of English Studies , N. S. 14 ( 1963 ) ... less than radically modified by irony , however , the great denunciations are almost totally removed from their own ...
... less seriously . It has recently been suggested ( by Barry Slepian , Review of English Studies , N. S. 14 ( 1963 ) ... less than radically modified by irony , however , the great denunciations are almost totally removed from their own ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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