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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... Religion was literal . Swift's position on the peace - keeping functions of religion might well seem to us a more outrageous invitation to parody than Mr. Collins's , for he would have agreed with Bolingbroke's view of free thinkers as ...
... Religion was literal . Swift's position on the peace - keeping functions of religion might well seem to us a more outrageous invitation to parody than Mr. Collins's , for he would have agreed with Bolingbroke's view of free thinkers as ...
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... Religion in general ; which I conceive , will much better answer all the good Ends proposed by the Projectors of it . For , as long as we leave in Being a God , and his Providence , with all the necessary Consequences , which curious ...
... Religion in general ; which I conceive , will much better answer all the good Ends proposed by the Projectors of it . For , as long as we leave in Being a God , and his Providence , with all the necessary Consequences , which curious ...
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... religious and moral tests , he thought , might bring about some improvement ( Project for the Advancement of Religion ) . Would this lead to hypocrisy ? he asks . Yes , he answers , and a good thing , too , for by being hypocrites under ...
... religious and moral tests , he thought , might bring about some improvement ( Project for the Advancement of Religion ) . Would this lead to hypocrisy ? he asks . Yes , he answers , and a good thing , too , for by being hypocrites under ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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