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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... reason " that there is only one truth : Neither is Reason among them a Point problematical as with us , where Men can argue with Plausibility on both Sides of a Question ; but strikes you with immediate Conviction ; as it must needs do ...
... reason " that there is only one truth : Neither is Reason among them a Point problematical as with us , where Men can argue with Plausibility on both Sides of a Question ; but strikes you with immediate Conviction ; as it must needs do ...
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... reason for reason . Like Pascal's bet on God when he contemplates the narrow room between nothingness and the infinite , Swift's bet on reason is a spasm of assertion despite his discovery through the eyes of madmen of the illusion of ...
... reason for reason . Like Pascal's bet on God when he contemplates the narrow room between nothingness and the infinite , Swift's bet on reason is a spasm of assertion despite his discovery through the eyes of madmen of the illusion of ...
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... reason and passion . Not , of course , that the opposition is by any means peculiar to it , but it became particularly influential when it was combined with the generalizing and antithetical mode of thought that is so characteristic of ...
... reason and passion . Not , of course , that the opposition is by any means peculiar to it , but it became particularly influential when it was combined with the generalizing and antithetical mode of thought that is so characteristic of ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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