128 pages • first pub 1729 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847497475
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Alma Books
Publication date: 19 March 2019
Description
In response to the dire economic conditions in eighteenth-century Ireland, A Modest Proposal ironically exhorts the poor to provide their offspring as food to the rich. Skilfully applying a wealth of classical rhetorical techniques, Swift's satiri...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,137 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
reflective 35%
challenging 25%
informative 13%
lighthearted 8%
sad 3%
tense 2%
emotional 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 22%
Average rating
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Graphic
Cannibalism, Classism, Child deathModerate
Murder, Death, MiscarriageMinor
Antisemitism, Abortion, Body shaming
128 pages • first pub 1729 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847497475
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Alma Books
Publication date: 19 March 2019
Description
In response to the dire economic conditions in eighteenth-century Ireland, A Modest Proposal ironically exhorts the poor to provide their offspring as food to the rich. Skilfully applying a wealth of classical rhetorical techniques, Swift's satiri...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,137 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
reflective 35%
challenging 25%
informative 13%
lighthearted 8%
sad 3%
tense 2%
emotional 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 22%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Classism, Child deathModerate
Murder, Death, MiscarriageMinor
Antisemitism, Abortion, Body shaming