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In the satiric 1729 "A Modest Proposal", this author suggested dining on poor Irish children to control poverty |
Jonathan Swift
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'TIS IRISH LITERATURE |
2017-03-17 |
#7490 |
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This Anglo-Irish author went by the nickname "Dr. Presto", Presto being the Italian equivalent of his last name |
Jonathan Swift
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LITERARY NICKNAMES |
2016-06-23 |
#7329 |
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Edgar Stillman Kelley's symphony "Gulliver" was inspired by a novel by this satirist |
Jonathan Swift
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MUSIC & LITERATURE |
1997-03-20 |
#2899 |
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In 1726, he received 200 pounds for his tale of Lemuel Gulliver, the only time he was paid for his writing |
Jonathan Swift
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LITERATURE |
1996-07-17 |
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Uncouth boors have been called Yahoos ever since this 18th century satirist coined the term — think "fast" |
Jonathan Swift
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LITERARY ALLUSIONS |
1995-03-13 |
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A "gullible" public took him seriously when his "Modest Proposal" said babies should be sold as food |
Jonathan Swift
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LITERARY CANNIBALS |
1987-04-20 |
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