Essay Archive - Jonathan Swift: Misguided and Incorrect Criticisms
Jonathan Swift: Misguided and Incorrect Criticisms
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) is quite possibly the greatest satirist in
the history of English literature, and is without question the most
controversial. Infuriated by the moral degradation of society in the
eighteenth century, Swift wrote a plethora of bitter pieces attacking man's
excessive pride, and the critical reception has been one of very mixed
reviews. While few question Swift's skill as a satirist, his savage,
merciless attacks on the foibles of mankind have led more than one critic
to level negative a....
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