Swift's Vision of Evil: A Comparative Study of A Tale of a Tub and Gulliver's Travels, Volumes 1-2English Literary Studies, University of Victoria, 1975 |
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Page 72
... Grub Street First , to recapitulate , the Tale is written by a Grub Street hack : it is his activities , his values , his world , that are present and glorified . In the Introduction , he tells us that " It is under this Classis [ Grub ...
... Grub Street First , to recapitulate , the Tale is written by a Grub Street hack : it is his activities , his values , his world , that are present and glorified . In the Introduction , he tells us that " It is under this Classis [ Grub ...
Page 73
... Grub Street requires . Apart from the title itself , the entire page has a dazzling Grub Street profusion which the gibberish from Irenaeus , with its promise of Gnostic magic , makes even more obscure . Altogether , the effect of the ...
... Grub Street requires . Apart from the title itself , the entire page has a dazzling Grub Street profusion which the gibberish from Irenaeus , with its promise of Gnostic magic , makes even more obscure . Altogether , the effect of the ...
Page 120
... Grub Street brain is " a waste and empty Dwelling , " the digressions are " a Nest of Boxes . " The Grub Street productions themselves are vehicles " over - finely painted and gilt , " while inside there is nothing except the deep ...
... Grub Street brain is " a waste and empty Dwelling , " the digressions are " a Nest of Boxes . " The Grub Street productions themselves are vehicles " over - finely painted and gilt , " while inside there is nothing except the deep ...
Contents
The Nature of Satire | 7 |
The Satiric Focus I | 27 |
The Satiric Focus II | 38 |
Copyright | |
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