A Modest Proposal and Other Writings by Swift, Jonathan

A Modest Proposal and Other Writings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847497475)

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A Modest Proposal and Other Writings by Swift, Jonathan

A Modest Proposal and Other Writings

$12.00
A Modest Proposal and Other Writings by Swift, Jonathan

A Modest Proposal and Other Writings

$12.00
Format: Paperback
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In response to the dire economic conditions in eighteenth-century Ireland, A Modest Proposal ironically exhorts the poor to provide their offspring as food to the rich. Skilfully applying a wealth of classical rhetorical techniques, Swift's satirical tour de force takes a savage swipe at the selfishness of the ruling classes and the heartlessness of the various utilitarian solutions put forward by contemporary thinkers.

In addition to this seminal piece, this volume includes other humorous and polemical writings - which, taken together, provide an invaluable introduction to Swift as a master satirist and pamphleteer.

Author: Jonathan Swift
ISBN-10: 1847497470
ISBN-13: 9781847497475
Publisher: Alma Books
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2019
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.10lbs
Size: 5.90h x 4.50w x 0.40d
By Jonathan Swift
By Jonathan Swift
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Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer of prose, poetry, essays and political pamphlets, and is probably the best-known satirist in the English language. His novel Gulliver's Travels is one of the landmarks of world literature.

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