A Modest Proposal and Other Writings

By: Jonathan Swift

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Paperback | 22 January 2018

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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 a number of other humorous and polemical writings – including 'A Short View of the State of Ireland' and 'A Meditation upon a Broomstick' – which, taken together, provide an invaluable introduction to Swift as a master satirist and pamphleteer.

About the Author

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was a prolific writer, poet and essayist whose celebrated fantasy Gulliver's Travels established him as one of the greatest satirists in English literary history.

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