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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... satire . It is like hanging an effigy , because the real satiric target , the evil of which he has been made the type , can never be destroyed . It dominates the satire , and we are left with the horror of it . The image of evil that satire ...
... satire . It is like hanging an effigy , because the real satiric target , the evil of which he has been made the type , can never be destroyed . It dominates the satire , and we are left with the horror of it . The image of evil that satire ...
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... [ satire ] .... There is still a vast difference betwixt the slovenly Butchering of a Man , and the fineness of a stroak that separates the Head from the Body , and leaves it standing in its place . " Dryden was not likely to call the satires ...
... [ satire ] .... There is still a vast difference betwixt the slovenly Butchering of a Man , and the fineness of a stroak that separates the Head from the Body , and leaves it standing in its place . " Dryden was not likely to call the satires ...
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... satire more directly in time and place ; the satiric movement is more discursive , attaining its power by a succession of images on a somewhat linear plane . The target is an aspect of society ; it is broad rather than deep , and the ...
... satire more directly in time and place ; the satiric movement is more discursive , attaining its power by a succession of images on a somewhat linear plane . The target is an aspect of society ; it is broad rather than deep , and the ...
Contents
The Nature of Satire | 7 |
The Satiric Focus I | 27 |
The Satiric Focus II | 38 |
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