Tag Archives: Swift

Voltaire’s Cancide, or Optimism Chapters 1-14

Posted on September 9, 2012 by wc130361

Here is yet another satirical work by one of the enlightenment thinkers. Voltaire certainly mocks many notions throughout these chapters, but his focus is certainly on the philosophical teachings by Dr. Pangloss. Pangloss mentions that this is the “best of … Continue reading →

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A “Modest” Proposal

Posted on September 3, 2012 by ms130947

At the very beginning of the essay I thought I had been reading the first paragraph incorrectly. However, I was fooled by the sarcasm of the scene that Swift creates. He mentions that “it is a melancholy object to those … Continue reading →

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“A Modest Proposal” – Jonathan Swift

Posted on September 3, 2012 by ba147443

Mid way through this piece I realized that Jonathan Swift is either a brilliant satirist who is crafting a poignant, well constructed message for the masses about social issues facing his dear country of Ireland, or a narcissistic, psychopathic, cannibal who … Continue reading →

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