Augustan Age
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Satire as a Weapon: How Jonathan Swift Attacked Power Without Naming It
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was a priest, pamphleteer, and satirist who wrote during a period when literature…
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Satire Without a Smile: Why A Modest Proposal Is Not ‘Dark Humour’
Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal is widely cited to modern audiences as an early example of…
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Four Voyages, One Verdict: Swift’s Case Against Humanity
Gulliver’s Travels is best understood as a constant satirical assessment of humanity, rather than as a…
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Madness, Method, and Mockery: Swift’s War on False Learning
Jonathan Swift is usually considered a leading satirist in the English literary canon, with work that…