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Title	:	A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works
Author	:	Jonathan Swift
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 64 pages
Published	:	February 2nd 1996 by Dover Publications (first published 1729)
Categories	:	Classics. Fiction. Humor. Literature

A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works

Jonathan Swift

Paperback | Pages: 64 pages

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The originality, concentrated power and ‘fierce indignation’ of his satirical writing have earned Jonathan Swift a reputation as the greatest prose satirist in English literature. Gulliver’s Travels is, of course, his world renowned masterpiece in the genre; however, Swift wrote other, shorter works that also offer excellent evidence of his inspired lampoonery. Perhaps the most famous of these is A Modest Proposal, in which he straight-facedly suggests that Ireland could solve its hunger problems by using its children for food. Also included in this collection are The Battle of Books, A Meditation upon a Broomstick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operations of the Spirit and An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity in England. This inexpensive edition will certainly be welcomed by teachers and students of English literature, but its appeal extends to any reader who delights in watching a master satirist wield words as weapons.

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Original Title:	A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works
ISBN:	0486287599 (ISBN13: 9780486287591)
Edition Language:	English

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A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works contains five essays by Swift. A Modest Proposal focuses upon politics, Battle of the Books upon literature and philosophy, and the remaining three address religious belief and practice. A Modest Proposal is easily the most famous of Swift's essays, and as such most people are aware of its premise. It is incredibly witty, brief, and poignant. A fine satire.To appreciate Battle of the Books requires a fair amount of understanding regarding

Swift's satire, A Modest Proposal, was not well-known or well-read in his life. Of course, given the nature of the piece--the desperate need for change in Ireland--lack of recognition was difficult.I have read and taught this many times. Most students don't understand the depths of the satire or the excellent argument structure presented in this essay.Swift's ability to develop his argument in the way he has makes the piece an excellent read for anyone looking to understand the many forms of

Such original shocking humor and irony. A modest proposal made a lot of people angry when it was released into the high society of London while the Irish starved. I loved it.

At first I thought oh my lord hes not even joking..... I mean people have suggested crazier things. But oh, the glorious satire against the political state in Ireland at that time is palpable. Good show.

"I desire those politicians who dislike my overture, and may perhaps be so bold to attempt an answer, that they will first ask the parents of these mortals, whether they would not at this day think it a great happiness to have been sold for food at a year old, in the manner I prescribe, and thereby have avoided such a perpetual scene of misfortunes, as they have since gone through, by the oppression of landlords, the impossibility of paying rent without money or trade, the want of common

I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.With this paragraph, around a quarter of the way through a 1729 text, Swift (originally writing anonymously) detonates the bomb that is at the core of A Modest PROPOSAL For preventing the CHILDREN of

The author does well with showing his reasons for his proposal. But if it were up to me I would make it a bit more interesting by telling maybe a negative to it to show an understanding for people who dont agree with him. Im not sure if he was actually serious, but if he was serious about it, some of his reasons were very realistic.