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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... possible mad and bad way , will be confident that clogs and obstacles to speculation are altogether wrong ? and what reader who then comes upon the dead kings in Glubbdubdrib showing with great Strength of Reason , that the Royal Throne ...
... possible mad and bad way , will be confident that clogs and obstacles to speculation are altogether wrong ? and what reader who then comes upon the dead kings in Glubbdubdrib showing with great Strength of Reason , that the Royal Throne ...
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... possible to account for such Imaginations as these in particular Men , without Recourse to my Phenomenon of Vapours , ascending from the lower Faculties to over - shadow the Brain , and thence distilling into Con- ceptions , for which ...
... possible to account for such Imaginations as these in particular Men , without Recourse to my Phenomenon of Vapours , ascending from the lower Faculties to over - shadow the Brain , and thence distilling into Con- ceptions , for which ...
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... possible allusions in " The Unity of Swift's Voyage to Laputa : Structure as Meaning in Utopian Fiction , " Modern Language Review 72 ( 1977 ) : 1–21 ( pp . 7– 11 ) . 37. See Kennedy , Rhetorical Norms , p . 13 . 38. For Swift on style ...
... possible allusions in " The Unity of Swift's Voyage to Laputa : Structure as Meaning in Utopian Fiction , " Modern Language Review 72 ( 1977 ) : 1–21 ( pp . 7– 11 ) . 37. See Kennedy , Rhetorical Norms , p . 13 . 38. For Swift on style ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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