Jonathan Swift

@jonathanswift

Author of classic works

2 published essays

A Modest Proposal

Swift satirizes British exploitation; Luddy applies the same lens to American sports culture as bread and circus

Swift satirizes British exploitation; Luddy applies the same lens to American sports culture as bread and circus This connection draws from A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift.

Jonathan Swift·Jan 1·1 min read

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A Modest Proposal

Proposes solving Irish poverty by eating children; the most savage satirical essay in English; uses rational argument for monstrous ends

Proposes solving Irish poverty by eating children; the most savage satirical essay in English; uses rational argument for monstrous ends Key themes: Satire, poverty, colonialism, rational horror,…

Jonathan Swift·Jan 1·1 min read