A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works
of Jonathan Swift
Description
The originality, concentrated power and âfierce indignationâ of his satirical writing have earned Jonathan Swift a reputation as the greatest prose satirist in English literature. Gulliverâs Travels is, of course, his world renowned masterpiece in the genre; however, Swift wrote other, shorter works that also offer excellent evidence of his inspired lampoonery. Perhaps the most famous of these is A Modest Proposal, in which he straight-facedly suggests that Ireland could solve its hunger problems by using its children for food. Also included in this collection are The Battle of Books, A Meditation upon a Broomstick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operations of the Spirit and An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity in England.This inexpensive edition will certainly be welcomed by teachers and students of English literature, but its appeal extends to any reader who delights in watching a master satirist wield words as weapons.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 64 pages
- Publisher Dover Publications
- Publication Date February 2nd 1996
- First Publication 10/28/29
- Language English
- ISBN 9780486287591
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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