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A discourse concerning ridicule and irony in writing (1729)

Collins, Anthony, 1676-1729; Bloom, Edward A. (Edward Alan), 1914-1994 [Editor]; Bloom, Lillian D., 1920-2002 [Editor]

A discourse concerning ridicule and irony in writing (1729) — English source edition. Subject: Satire.

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A Modest Proposal For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

A Modest Proposal For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to...

Political satire, EnglishReligious satire, EnglishIreland -- Politics and government -- 18th century -- Humor
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A Tale of a Tub

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745; Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 [Editor]

Explore A Tale of a Tub through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Satire, English”. Beg...

Satire, English
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Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate...

SatireEnglish fiction -- 20th century
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Candide

Voltaire

A sequence of disruptive encounters puts an optimistic explanation of the world under pressure. Distinguish a speaker’s repeated principle from the evidenc...

optimismsatirereasoning
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Candide, ou l'optimisme

Voltaire, 1694-1778

Explore Candide, ou l'optimisme through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this French-language edition under “Satire”. Begin...

SatireOptimism -- Fiction
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Candido, o El Optimismo

Voltaire, 1694-1778

Explore Candido, o El Optimismo through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this Spanish-language edition under “Satire”. Begi...

SatireOptimism -- Fiction
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De legende en de heldhaftige, vroolijke en roemrijke daden van Uilenspiegel en Lamme Goedzak in Vlaanderenland en elders

Coster, Charles de, 1827-1879; Gondry, Jules [Illustrator]; Clercq, René de, 1877-1932 [Translator]; Delbecq, Richard [Translator]

De legende en de heldhaftige, vroolijke en roemrijke daden van Uilenspiegel en Lamme Goedzak in Vlaanderenland en elders — Dutch source edition. Subject: A...

Adventure storiesEulenspiegel (Satire) -- Legends
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