EN 2633 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift, Pathos
9 Feb 2018
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Alexander pope, the rape of the lock pp. Topics of today"s lecture: context, anglo-irish protestants legally dominated ireland, national security fund, anglo-irish protestant minority lent money to stop the jacobites (someone who supports james ii) Lost their money and wanted it recouped: the debt of the nation, parliament had power to levy taxes on the poor to lessen debt. * jonathon swift: a modest proposal (y = 1729) Historical background: born in ireland in the 18th century, under the economic and political control of england, two political parties, tory - similar to our (canada"s) conservative party. In 1668, james ii deposed as a catholic king (the glorious revolution) ** a satire seeks to expose: definitions, types, two distinct types are horation and juvenalian, direct (formal) satire. Speaker is hitting you with a brick, very angry, not trying to be nice or tolerant.
