A Modest Proposal and Other Satires
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1995.
Format: Book
Description: 277 pages ; 22 cm.
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."
Series: Great minds series.
Subjects:
Religious satire, English.
Political satire, English.
Ireland -- Politics and government -- 18th century -- Humor.
Religious satire, English.
Political satire, English.
Ireland -- Politics and government -- 18th century -- Humor.
ISBN:
0879759194
Includes bibliographical references.