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 28
... religious polemic , the Tale is simply inadequate because there is too much extraneous matter to confuse the issue . Even the story of Peter , Jack and Martin is not unequivocally a satire on religion , since it is described for the ...
... religious polemic , the Tale is simply inadequate because there is too much extraneous matter to confuse the issue . Even the story of Peter , Jack and Martin is not unequivocally a satire on religion , since it is described for the ...
Page 35
... religion is connected with writing , the writing of prostitute , illiterate scribblers . The religious controversy ... religion , did not think otherwise . ) Swift's political emphasis is even more explicit : It is certain , that in the ...
... religion is connected with writing , the writing of prostitute , illiterate scribblers . The religious controversy ... religion , did not think otherwise . ) Swift's political emphasis is even more explicit : It is certain , that in the ...
Page 86
... religion most suited to restrain man's natural impulses . Grub Street , I have suggested , is the condition of society without rational restraint . What society needs , the Tale points out , is not the religion of dissent , enthusiasm ...
... religion most suited to restrain man's natural impulses . Grub Street , I have suggested , is the condition of society without rational restraint . What society needs , the Tale points out , is not the religion of dissent , enthusiasm ...
Contents
The Nature of Satire | 7 |
The Satiric Focus I | 27 |
The Satiric Focus II | 38 |
Copyright | |
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