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portada A Modest Proposal & Other Short Satires (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
116
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
20.3 x 13.3 x 0.7 cm
ISBN13
9781965684627

A Modest Proposal & Other Short Satires (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

Swift, Jonathan (Author) · Warbler Classics · Paperback

A Modest Proposal & Other Short Satires (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition) - Swift, Jonathan

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Synopsis "A Modest Proposal & Other Short Satires (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)"

First published in 1729, Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" remains one of the most brilliant, provocative works of satire in the English language. Swift crafts a precise and unsettling essay that interrogates the social and economic realities of eighteenth-century Ireland. Posing as a concerned economist, he offers a chillingly logical solution to the plight of the nation's impoverished children-one that shocks the conscience and exposes the callousness of contemporary policy. Swift's unflinching prose compels readers to examine the mechanisms of power, the consequences of indifference, and the responsibilities of society toward its most vulnerable. In addition to "A Modest Proposal," this Warbler Classics edition gathers an original selection of Swift's most celebrated satirical works: "The Battle of the Books," "The Episode of Bentley and Wotton," "A Meditation Upon a Broomstick," "Predictions for the Year 1708," "An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity," "A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit," and "Hints Towards an Essay on Conversation." It also includes a detailed biographical timeline.

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