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A Modest Proposals and Other Satires (Literary Classics)

by Jonathan Swift

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Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) has been generally acknowledged as the greatest English satirist. In a prodigious stream of letters, pamphlets, tales, and essays, he assailed, with irony, erudition, and savage wit, several of the abuses and vices he saw around him, including political corruption, religious intolerance, hypocrisy, and the decline of learning. These selections from Swift's greatest writings include some of his best-known pieces against organized religion and the English oppression of Ireland: "A Tale of a Tub"; "A Tritical Essay"; "A Meditation upon a Broomstick"; "Thoughts on Various Subjects"; "An Argument against Abolishing Christianity in England"; "A Discourse concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit"; Drapier letters nos. 1 and 4; "On Political Lying"; "A Character, Panegyric, and Description of the Legion Club"; and "A Modest Proposal."
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780879759193
Introduction:
Levine, George
Author:
Levine, George
Author:
Swift, Jonathan
Publisher:
Prometheus Books
Location:
Amherst, N.Y. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Politics and government
Subject:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Subject:
Ireland
Subject:
Humor
Subject:
Political satire, English.
Subject:
Religious satire, English.
Subject:
Ireland Politics and government.
Subject:
Literary Criticism : General
Copyright:
1994
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series:
Literary Classics
Publication Date:
19941231
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
277
Dimensions:
8.43x5.47x.84 in. .74 lbs.
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