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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Page 178
... praise , and they proclaim the actuality of the race of True Poets , seen here not as unacknowl- edged legislators but as the recognized executives of man's moral government - the Lords of Infamy and Praise . Swift envisions here ...
... praise , and they proclaim the actuality of the race of True Poets , seen here not as unacknowl- edged legislators but as the recognized executives of man's moral government - the Lords of Infamy and Praise . Swift envisions here ...
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... Praise of Folly 1 The praise of Folly or of Gulliver must be a matter of fairly com- plicated inversions , and there is of course no simple equation whereby the relationship between Gulliver and his author may be compared with that ...
... Praise of Folly 1 The praise of Folly or of Gulliver must be a matter of fairly com- plicated inversions , and there is of course no simple equation whereby the relationship between Gulliver and his author may be compared with that ...
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... Praise of Folly without causing Erasmus any offense . " His general scepticism could be held up in contrast to overserious in- terpretations of Plato's idealism and could also be used beside it in the attempt to balance the relationship ...
... Praise of Folly without causing Erasmus any offense . " His general scepticism could be held up in contrast to overserious in- terpretations of Plato's idealism and could also be used beside it in the attempt to balance the relationship ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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