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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A Revised Focus Claude Julien Rawson. continue after Liberty is lost , as it did in Rome , yet it hardly ever began under a Tyranny in any Nation : Because Slavery is of all Things the greatest Clog and Obstacle to Speculation ...
A Revised Focus Claude Julien Rawson. continue after Liberty is lost , as it did in Rome , yet it hardly ever began under a Tyranny in any Nation : Because Slavery is of all Things the greatest Clog and Obstacle to Speculation ...
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... lost . They are so many jakes . Were the image itself not enough to make clear Swift's idea that the desire to elevate oneself is a desire to dirty others and that respect for the " elevated " is a desire to be dirtied , the explanation ...
... lost . They are so many jakes . Were the image itself not enough to make clear Swift's idea that the desire to elevate oneself is a desire to dirty others and that respect for the " elevated " is a desire to be dirtied , the explanation ...
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... lost was the chance of higher preferment in the church : the Irish bishopric that would probably have come his way had he stayed with the Whigs long enough to enjoy their triumph in 1714. He could have made this more certain by ...
... lost was the chance of higher preferment in the church : the Irish bishopric that would probably have come his way had he stayed with the Whigs long enough to enjoy their triumph in 1714. He could have made this more certain by ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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