Jonathan Swift and the Art of Raillery |
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| Author:
| Peake, Charles |
| Series title: | Princess Grace Irish Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86140-264-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1987 |
| Publisher: | Colin Smythe Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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Shows how `raillery', or `irony...on the subject of praise', suited both Swift's temperament and the characteristic bent of his genius. It examines some of the techniques by which Swift praised and honored while avoiding fulsome eulogy. An appendix s
Shows how `raillery', or `irony...on the subject of praise', suited both Swift's temperament and the characteristic bent of his genius. It examines some of the techniques by which Swift praised and honored while avoiding fulsome eulogy. An appendix s