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 11
... morally , culturally . In the 1570's and 1580's , in particular , men sensed a growing moral corruption beyond the effects of original sin , and manifested in the physical infirmities of a world grown old.11 Spenser makes use of this ...
... morally , culturally . In the 1570's and 1580's , in particular , men sensed a growing moral corruption beyond the effects of original sin , and manifested in the physical infirmities of a world grown old.11 Spenser makes use of this ...
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... moral and religious matters ( which , for Swift , would be all matters ) , but the fact remains that Swift is uncertain about man's qualifications as a creature of reason . Martin Price expresses the traditional views on Swift clearly ...
... moral and religious matters ( which , for Swift , would be all matters ) , but the fact remains that Swift is uncertain about man's qualifications as a creature of reason . Martin Price expresses the traditional views on Swift clearly ...
Page 17
... moral work . He contrasts Pascal's attitude to faith , presumably an abandonment of reason and the senses , with Swift's , outlined in his sermon " On the Trinity " : " and this faith , as I have explained it , we may acquire without ...
... moral work . He contrasts Pascal's attitude to faith , presumably an abandonment of reason and the senses , with Swift's , outlined in his sermon " On the Trinity " : " and this faith , as I have explained it , we may acquire without ...
Contents
The Nature of Satire | 7 |
The Satiric Focus I | 27 |
The Satiric Focus II | 38 |
Copyright | |
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