The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 57
... seen . Nor did Swift ever lose sight of the dualism cleaving society into two groups , one made up of the cultivated few , the other of the mass of mankind . Con- sistently he distinguished between these groups , assigning to the former ...
... seen . Nor did Swift ever lose sight of the dualism cleaving society into two groups , one made up of the cultivated few , the other of the mass of mankind . Con- sistently he distinguished between these groups , assigning to the former ...
Page 151
... seen that the chief elements in Swift's religious ideology are ( 1 ) the doctrine of reason and nature , ( 2 ) anti- rationalism , and ( 3 ) anti - intellectualism . It should not be imagined that this treatment of Swift's religion is ...
... seen that the chief elements in Swift's religious ideology are ( 1 ) the doctrine of reason and nature , ( 2 ) anti- rationalism , and ( 3 ) anti - intellectualism . It should not be imagined that this treatment of Swift's religion is ...
Page 158
... seen , has increased in direct proportion to the animosity . In this case le mythe animal was already at hand , but the loathsome details with which this is elaborated come solely from an imagination possessed of a terrible power to ...
... seen , has increased in direct proportion to the animosity . In this case le mythe animal was already at hand , but the loathsome details with which this is elaborated come solely from an imagination possessed of a terrible power to ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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