| A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works Contributor(s): Swift, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879759194 ISBN-13: 9780879759193 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Philosophy - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 828.507 |
| LCCN: 94024670 |
| Series: Great Minds |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.47" W x 8.43" (0.74 lbs) 277 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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." |