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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... limited harmony envisaged in the passage from the Contests , it is by the same token much less hopeful . But even in the passage from the Contests , in the very place where Swift asserts " that common Sense , and plain Reason , while ...
... limited harmony envisaged in the passage from the Contests , it is by the same token much less hopeful . But even in the passage from the Contests , in the very place where Swift asserts " that common Sense , and plain Reason , while ...
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... limited monarchy , classical literary standards , and rational judgment . . . the virtue and cultivation of Graeco - Roman antiquity , improved by Christian ethics and a cheer- ing hope of salvation . . . the doctrines of the Church of ...
... limited monarchy , classical literary standards , and rational judgment . . . the virtue and cultivation of Graeco - Roman antiquity , improved by Christian ethics and a cheer- ing hope of salvation . . . the doctrines of the Church of ...
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... limited monarch , is subject to practical restraints , as the resistance on the part of Lindalino makes clear . Lock gives us much more than these bare details , and al- together he succeeds in suggesting the richness of the Travels as ...
... limited monarch , is subject to practical restraints , as the resistance on the part of Lindalino makes clear . Lock gives us much more than these bare details , and al- together he succeeds in suggesting the richness of the Travels as ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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