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Results for 'jonathan swift'
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Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift
Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 (Cram Edition)€ 21,95 -
Early Modern Anti-Utopias
Dystopias and counter-utopias appeared as a literary (sub)genre long before the well-known texts authored by Zamyatin, Orwell and Huxley in the twentieth century. This book documents the emergence and development of classical anti-utopias from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. It starts from the idea that Renaissance utopias were conceived as humanistic alternatives to the Terrestrial Paradise of the Christian tradition. Thomas More, Francis Bacon, Johann Valentin Andreae, Tomasso Campanella and many other thinkers and writers sought to recover the Garden of Eden for humans, attempting to replace the City of God with a City of Man. However, utopian optimism was soon to be challenged by several theoretical critiques and institutional attacks, legitimized by three main doctrinal positions: Counter-Reformation theology, Cartesian rationalism and English empiricism. Throughout the early modern age, these ideologies shaped a series of resolute arguments against the hope that mankind could establish by itself a perfect society and a paradise on earth. Starting with Joseph Hall and Artus Thomas, many authors took on official and public censorship and reshaped their fiction into critiques of utopian visions. Instead of imagining ideal places, they began to conceive counter-utopian societies and terrestrial infernos. This book therefore charts the early modern cartography of the antiutopian subgenre, while also focusing on numerous case analyses.
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A Modest Proposal
For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland, from Being a Burden on Their Parents or Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick€ 10,95 -
Brobdingnag
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Brobdingnag is a fictional land in Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels occupied by giants. Lemuel Gulliver visits the land after the ship on which he is travelling is blown off course and he is separated from a party exploring the unknown land. The adjective Brobdingnagian has come to describe anything of colossal size.
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The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 (Edition2)
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Myth-Made Machines
The Stories Behind Artificial IntelligenceA fascinating exploration of how our understanding of artificial intelligence has evolved across centuries as depicted through the stories and media we create.
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A Tale Of A Tub
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The Right of Precedence Between Physicians and Civilians Enquired Into
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The Right of Precedence Between Physicians and Civilians Enquired Into
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The Publick Spirit Of The Whigs
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The Publick Spirit Of The Whigs
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The Conduct of the Allies
"The Conduct of the Allies," penned by Jonathan Swift, remains a significant political pamphlet offering a critical examination of England's involvement in the War of the Spanish Succession. Published in 1916 (purportedly a reprint of an earlier edition), this work provides insight into the political landscape of early 18th-century Britain and the debates surrounding foreign policy and alliances. Swift's sharp analysis and persuasive arguments challenge the prevailing justifications for the war, questioning the financial and strategic decisions made by the British government. This enduring text offers valuable perspectives on the complexities of international relations and the role of public opinion in shaping political outcomes. Readers interested in British history, political theory, and the art of persuasive writing will find "The Conduct of the Allies" a compelling and thought-provoking read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
€ 18,00