{"product_id":"a-modest-proposal-and-other-writings-9781847497475","title":"A Modest Proposal and Other Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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 satirical tour de force takes a savage swipe at the selfishness of the ruling classes and the heartlessness of the various utilitarian solutions put forward by contemporary thinkers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to this seminal piece, this volume includes other humorous and polemical writings - which, taken together, provide an invaluable introduction to Swift as a master satirist and pamphleteer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alma Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847497475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90h x 4.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Jonathan Swift","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085587837109,"sku":"9781847497475","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4d232a6c-a63c-4a20-b133-118fd35ad4d1.jpg?v=1765294620","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-modest-proposal-and-other-writings-9781847497475","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}