Why eat the rich when you could eat the poor? Yeah thanks, Mr. Swift

What an... interesting way of dealing with political problems of his age. I haven't laughed that hard for quite some time.

Satire and wit packaged in an absurd story. Had me perplexed and amused at the same time.

This is another book that I read to teach at Ursuline next year. Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is without a doubt one of the most intellectual and humorous pieces of satire ever written. Another satiric essay that I liked was "An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity in England". This was written earlier than "A Modest Proposal" but uses soome of the same devices. Swift's evidence shows how ending Christianity would bring political and economic benefits to England. Of course, his argument is sarcastic and in opposition to his own beliefs; Swift was an ordained Anglican minister.

I wasn't nearly as impressed with the other satirical writings. "The Battle of the Books" is about a battle between books written by ancient and modern writers. I felt left out while I was reading it because I didn't know who the "modern" writers of the 17th and 18th centuries were. The work also wasn't finished and that left me at a loss.

I would like to read Swift's magnum opus, "Guliver's Travels", some day. However, I was disappointed by the overall body of his work in this set of essays. I found him to be highly witty, but he could also get too philosophical and meandering, and I often lost my interest in his writing.

A great piece of satire on how to alleviate hunger in starving Ireland.

His proposal is fantastic, very logically sound. Maybe we should in fact eat children as a cost-cutting mechanism in society? Imagine the starvation we'd avoid.

I don’t like Swift at all but this was satire very well-done. I do think this is worth reading because it sheds light on how poorly the Irish were treated at this time.

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This work is referenced so often in our modern culture that I just had to read it. It’s excellent satire right down to the “research” and “recommendations.”

Makara bi adam Swift

Hehehehehe classic

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