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Essays 61 - 90
In 5 pages this paper discusses how the 18th century state of mind is reflected in Alexander Pope's 'Essay on Criticism' and 'Essa...
first he must prove himself worthy of trusting: "My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the emperor and his court, ...
Swift, "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, and "Heart of Darkness" by William Conrad. Gullivers Travels "Gullivers Travels" is a b...
way, this scrutiny becomes a very valuable tool for literature. After reading these two stories and comparing and contrasting the...
Swift employed satire to convey his message, and his target was, naturally, Europe, as it existed during the sixteenth century, bu...
linked to societal ideas of the early eighteenth century as to what constituted a "proper" middle class English life. This is evid...
In 5 pages this paper discusses Swift's satirical depiction of Anglo Irish landlord and Irish peasant tenant relations in A Modest...
all possible worlds". The purpose of having a character act as a mouthpiece for Leibniz optimistic defense of Christianity was t...
people to propose a number of ill-conceived schemes that would "fix" social and economic ills with miraculous ease (Wittkowsky 85)...
This 3 page paper gives an analysis of the surprise ending of “A Modest Proposal”. This paper includes a history and summary of th...
In five pages Part IV of Gulliver's Travels is analyzed in a discussion of the social ideal represented by the Houyhnhnms. Two so...
In five pages these tellers of tales are compared. There are no other sources listed....
In five pages this paper examines how the Enlightenment is reflected in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. Six sources are cit...
as literal descriptions of Swifts feelings (Jonathan Swift). However, there is also a note of truth behind these statements that...
who assure the king that Gulliver is merely a trained animal and that the farmer, from which Gulliver was obtained, had trained hi...
the Lilliputian emperors palace from destruction by urinating on the fire threatening to consume her Imperial Majestys Apartment.(...
a few is fed by the labor and poverty of the many, as well as the relative uselessness and corruption of these priveleged few)" (G...
negative aspect to this competition, or that they would sabotage one anothers efforts out of jealousy....
considers himself to be a far more civilised specimen of the human race than the Yahoos, he cannot deny that their way of life is ...
of Belindas bedroom, and how Ariel, her guardian sylph, awakens her. Pope describes the other sylphs that also guard Belinda and t...
a famous series of protest letters under the name of "M.B. Drapier." While his identity as the letter-writer was known throughout ...
views of his day through his commentary. James, as an Anabaptist, was considered less than human by many of Europes more conventio...
of all possible worlds" (Voltaire PG) illustrates how the author is using propaganda towards metaphysical optimism. Voltaire no m...
For many historians, the comedy styles and content of the works of Moliere and Voltaire represent the pinnacle of 18th century Fre...
In seven pages this paper discusses the Romantic aspects of Candide by Voltaire in a consideration of the elements of the love 'qu...
proletariat. Marx notes firstly that the interests of communists do not differ from the interests of the proletariat as a class; t...
failure of the Catholic faith to suppress Copernicus. By the start of the...
In five pages reason as incorporated into the satire of plays by Moliere, Pope, and Swift are compared with classical heroic views...
particular social classes. Its also obvious from this description that the three "estates" were based largely on whether or not p...
This paper examines how Gay employs political and cultural satire in The Beggars Opera in 7 pages....