In response to the dire economic conditions in eighteenth-century Ireland, A Modest Proposal ironically exhorts the poor to provide their offspring as food to the rich. Skilfully applying a wealth of classical rhetorical techniques, Swift's satirical tour de force takes a savage swipe at the selfishness of the ruling classes and the heartlessness of the various utilitarian solutions put forward by contemporary thinkers.
In addition to this seminal piece, this volume includes other humorous and polemical writings - which, taken together, provide an invaluable introduction to Swift as a master satirist and pamphleteer.
| ISBN: | 9781847497475 |
| Publication date: | 22nd November 2018 |
| Author: | Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher: | Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Quirky Classics |
| Genres: |
Satirical fiction and parodies |
In response to the dire economic conditions in eighteenth-century Ireland, A Modest Proposal ironically exhorts the poor to provide their offspring as food to the rich. Skilfully applying a wealth of classical rhetorical techniques, Swift's satirical tour de force takes a savage swipe at the selfishness of the ruling classes and the heartlessness of the various utilitarian solutions put forward by contemporary thinkers.
A Modest Proposal features in the following genres: Satirical fiction and parodies
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A Modest Proposal was written by Jonathan Swift and published by Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS
A Modest Proposal has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Quirky Classics series