A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works

Synopsis

Jonathan swift (1667-1745) has been generally acknowledged as the greatest english satirist. In a prodigious stream of letters, pamphlets, tales, and essays, he assailed, with irony, erudition, and savage wit, several of the abuses and vices he saw around him, including political corruption, religious intolerance, hypocrisy, and the decline of learning.