ENGL 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sir Orfeo, Chivalric Romance, Jonathan Swift
26 Oct 2016
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Blend of various forms of irony thematic concerns. Attack on hyprocacy, meaningless beliefs, that which limits human development. 10t line chimney sweepers exist in poverty , inditment of the church, how could religion exist if ppl live like this palace walls represents gov. and soldiers are simple victims of the state last stanza. Child represents symbol innocence ->prostitutes are victimized woman. Squalor and degradation in which poverty- stricken irish live. The proposer is rational to a fault , disillusion. Object of attack = bureaucratic forces which transform individuals into anonymous or unknown beings. Style and manner = high seriousness and dignity. The average man is insignifigant and has no identity at all. Defined by an abstract social structure therefore youre a number not a human being. Develops in 12 c france and moves on through europe. Written in verse at first but then moves into prose forms. Emphasis on highly developed manners and civilty .
