A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift, John Gonzales

In a time when poor Irish families struggled to feed their children, Jonathan Swift wrote an essay, which he published anonymously, making a few suggestions. He called it ‘A Modest Proposal’ (1729) or ‘A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick.’ The solution was simple: Fatten up the undernourished children and sell them as food for the rich. Everybody wins! Though written in a serious tone, the humour in this essay is undeniable, and so is its mocking of the heartless attitudes towards poor people. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, poet, and political pamphleteer, best known for his satirical work like ‘A Modest Proposal’ (1729) and’ Gulliver’s Travels’ (1726). Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

praktische informatie

Titel
A Modest Proposal
Auteur
Jonathan Swift, John Gonzales
Taal
Engels
Editie
Svenska Ljud Classica
Formaat
digitaal luisterboek
Doelgroep
Volwassenen
Speelduur
24:52
Onderwerpen
Literaire essays, Satirische fictie en parodieën, Armoede en moeilijkheden, Sociale en politieke filosofie, Ierland, 18e eeuw, ca. 1700 tot ca. 1799, Essays, Verhalenbundels & Columns
PPN
434013331
ISBN
9789176391891

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