A Modest Proposal - Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal

Par Jonathan Swift

  • Date de sortie: 1984-01-01
  • Genre: Romans et littérature

Description

A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay. Swift suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies. This satirical hyperbole mocks heartless attitudes towards the poor, as well as Irish policy in general.

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