A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works - Couverture souple

Swift, Jonathan

 
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Synopsis

Treasury of 5 shorter works includes title piece plus The Battle of the Books, A Meditation Upon a Broom-Stick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit and The Abolishing of Christianity in England.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

One of the earliest examples of straight-faced satire, A Modest Proposal is arguably the most celebrated instance of sustained irony in the history of the English language. Essentially a proposal to cure Ireland of its poverty and population-related ills by cannibalizing the youth, Swift’s call for infanticide was not immediately recognized as satire when first received by the public. Composed in the style of Juvenal, the classic Roman satirist, A Modest Proposal remains a work of extraordinary literary and historical significance.

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1619493772 ISBN 13 :  9781619493773
Editeur : Empire Books, 2012
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