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 23
... Philosophers is very different from that of Dr. Strangelove , yet the target and imagery are similar : the addled philosopher , the victim of his own mechanical system . Further , a satire may begin with one kind of imagery then blend ...
... Philosophers is very different from that of Dr. Strangelove , yet the target and imagery are similar : the addled philosopher , the victim of his own mechanical system . Further , a satire may begin with one kind of imagery then blend ...
Page 38
... philosophers in Laputa living on their Flying Island are a variation of the same image , and so are the numerous satiric references in Swift's satires to airy speculations that have nothing to do with practical living . Even today the ...
... philosophers in Laputa living on their Flying Island are a variation of the same image , and so are the numerous satiric references in Swift's satires to airy speculations that have nothing to do with practical living . Even today the ...
Page 107
... philosophers to which Swift refers are " both Antient and Modern , " philosophers such as " Epicurus , Diogenes , Apollonius , Lucretius , Paracelsus , Descartes . " As a group , these philosophers have certain general characteristics ...
... philosophers to which Swift refers are " both Antient and Modern , " philosophers such as " Epicurus , Diogenes , Apollonius , Lucretius , Paracelsus , Descartes . " As a group , these philosophers have certain general characteristics ...
Contents
The Nature of Satire | 7 |
The Satiric Focus I | 27 |
The Satiric Focus II | 38 |
Copyright | |
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