A Modest Proposal
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4.4 • 19 Ratings
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Publisher 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.
Customer Reviews
nifkeh
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Great
It's nice as it's in the store because we needed to learn this as a text in English class
Wingn1959
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A modest proposal
As relevant today, as it was when written. Dean Swift captured the mood of the times with his normal precision. We should well look at the world through this lens
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