A Modest Proposal - Jonathan Swift - Boeken - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781725049949 - 11 augustus 2018
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A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal

This essay is widely held to be one of the greatest examples of sustained irony in the history of the English language. Much of its shock value derives from the fact that the first portion of the essay describes the plight of starving beggars in Ireland, so that the reader is unprepared for the surprise of Swift's solution when he states: "A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout." Swift goes to great lengths to support his argument, including a list of possible preparation styles for the children, and calculations showing the financial benefits of his suggestion. He uses methods of argument throughout his essay which lampoon the then-influential William Petty and the social engineering popular among followers of Francis Bacon. These lampoons include appealing to the authority of "a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London" and "the famous Psalmanazar, a native of the island Formosa" (who had already confessed to not being from Formosa in 1706).

Media Boeken     Paperback Book   (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug)
Vrijgegeven 11 augustus 2018
ISBN13 9781725049949
Uitgevers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pagina's 26
Afmetingen 127 × 203 × 1 mm   ·   36 g
Taal en grammatica Engels  

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