ISBN: 9781847497475 - a modest proposal: and other writings (5 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: New. 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.…

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Paperback. Condizione: New. Jonathan Swift's satirical swipe at the elite and the supposed solutions to the economic hardships faced by Ireland's working class in the 18th century is accompanied in this compact volume by three further texts: 'A Short View of the State of Ireland', 'The Present State of Ireland Considered' and 'An Examination of Certain Abuses, Corruptions and Enormities in the City of Dublin'.…