Jonathan Swift: Misguided And Incorrect Criticisms
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Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) is quite possibly the greatest satirist in
the history of English literature, and is without question the most
controversial. Infuriated by the moral degradation of society in the
eighteenth century, Swift wrote a plethora of bitter pieces attacking man's
excessive prid ....
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.... Jonathan Swift is falsely accused of heresy for attacking human life.
Swift infuriates some critics for criticizing something that they feel must
be divine since it is the chief instrument of God. These critics argue
that human nature must be dignified if it is the key theme of Christianity.
They, however, are wrong, and are guilty of being naive. Swift and his
supporters counter their attacks by pointing out that it is hypocritical of
them to revere such vices as corruption, gr ....
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