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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... Things declared in their own Nature indifferent ; ( Sentiments , Works , 2 : 5 ) Even in the Sentiments , however , Swift hedges the allowability of " Alterations " with heavy reservations ; and the proposal easily turns into its ...
... Things declared in their own Nature indifferent ; ( Sentiments , Works , 2 : 5 ) Even in the Sentiments , however , Swift hedges the allowability of " Alterations " with heavy reservations ; and the proposal easily turns into its ...
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... Things , that have Place in the Imagination , may not properly be said to exist . . . . How fade and insipid do all Objects accost us that are not convey'd in the Vehicle of Delusion ? How shrunk is every Thing , as it appears in the ...
... Things , that have Place in the Imagination , may not properly be said to exist . . . . How fade and insipid do all Objects accost us that are not convey'd in the Vehicle of Delusion ? How shrunk is every Thing , as it appears in the ...
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... Things , and then comes gravely back with Informations and Dis- coveries , that in the inside they are good for nothing . " Does not " reason " tell us that the outside is preferable to the inside ? “ Last Week I saw a Woman flay'd ...
... Things , and then comes gravely back with Informations and Dis- coveries , that in the inside they are good for nothing . " Does not " reason " tell us that the outside is preferable to the inside ? “ Last Week I saw a Woman flay'd ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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