Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal

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Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal satirizes not only the Protestant landlords for 'eating' their Catholic serfs, he also implicitly satirizes the fact-value distinction by using the language of computation to make for an utterly appalling moral proposal, which is so powerful precisely because he discounts all moral considerations in his proposal.
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@manipulasion Год назад

better than my lecturer this will be huge for my midterms

@Magnanimouscaudillo 6 месяцев назад

For time porpoises our Professor decided that we should read and analyze the essay on our own, I believe this video saved my exam

@georgegatambia5136 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Dr. that was so helpful

@Miltonnativeenglish 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for posting. I've read "A Modest Proposal" several times over the years, the last this morning. Your video helped me better understand the essay. I've subscribed and look forward to learning more from your channel.

@Chordus_Gaius Год назад

The title of the proposal is great.

@LitProf Год назад

Not so much 'great' as modest...

@tugatgalut Год назад

After reading some interesting Thackeray's essays regarding Jonathan Swift, i struggled with grasping Swift's awkward and desperate desire to be recognized as a Poet. He was much greater than just a Poet, he had the gift of humor and he was a great novelist. I really enjoyed his litterature, apart from his poetry of course. As a poet he was drab and dogmatic, but as a Humorist/Satirist he was brilliant 🙏

@LitProf Год назад

Yes, he was the preeminent satirist in the Age of Satire

@clodaghread5655 Год назад

apparently he would not liked to have been called a novelist!

@homejournalist 9 месяцев назад

Hmm, interesting analysis. Though it seems the professor has a beef with Americans.

@LitProf 9 месяцев назад

I was reading Swift’s text!

@jorgedanieltorresdevenecia1561 27 дней назад

Dear @homejournalist, With your pardon, I want to read your response. You say "interesting"; that means you are at least intrigued with satire. Go with it, I say. Follow your interest here...because your second sentence shows that you're not there yet. It speaks the antithesis of Swift. Swift's satire is self-critique and institutional critique. That is, we have to be able to see our imperfections--to see the world without blinders. That means, for example, not dismissing, off hand, someone who may have "a beef with Americans." We remove our blinders when we ask: What is the beef and is it warranted? God knows there's room for improvement in all of us. Even among Americans. Satire pokes fun at our prejudices. It is healthy fun. Enjoy.