Irish Literary Biography, General & Miscellaneous Irish Fiction & Prose Literature - Literary Criticism
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Overview
The books focus is the major satires upon which Swift's literary reputation principally rests including A Tale of a Tub, Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal and the infamous scatalogical poems. Swift was the greatest prose satirist in the English language and this critical analysis highlights the extremism of Swiftian satire and its off-the-page menaces.
Synopsis
The book's focus is the major satires upon which Swift's literary reputation principally rests, including A Tale of a Tub, Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal and the infamous scatological poems. Swift was the greatest prose satirist in the English language and this critical analysis highlights the extremism of Swiftian satire and its off-the-page menaces.Book Details
Published
December 30, 1998
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd
Pages
128
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780746307823