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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... scene , and then makes judgment seem be- side the point . 10 Perhaps the most energetic example of Swift's verbal respon- siveness to movement and gesture is his comically admiring tribute to the Earl of Peterborough , the Mordanto of ...
... scene , and then makes judgment seem be- side the point . 10 Perhaps the most energetic example of Swift's verbal respon- siveness to movement and gesture is his comically admiring tribute to the Earl of Peterborough , the Mordanto of ...
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... scene . It is as if Swift were declaring that he knows all these nuisances exist but he loves the structure of energy , change , potentiality , that underpin them " : Swift : The Man , his Works and the Age , 2 : 386 . Peter J. Schakel ...
... scene . It is as if Swift were declaring that he knows all these nuisances exist but he loves the structure of energy , change , potentiality , that underpin them " : Swift : The Man , his Works and the Age , 2 : 386 . Peter J. Schakel ...
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... scene . When Shaftesbury , for exam- ple , after proclaiming the great benefits of “ raillery ” —the banter of the elite - for composing differences among educated gentlemen , goes on to confess that " the mere Vulgar of Mankind ...
... scene . When Shaftesbury , for exam- ple , after proclaiming the great benefits of “ raillery ” —the banter of the elite - for composing differences among educated gentlemen , goes on to confess that " the mere Vulgar of Mankind ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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