Science sans conscience : la satire de la science dans l’œuvre de Jonathan Swift
Satire on science has often been regarded by critics as a marginal aspect of Jonathan Swift’s work. Yet it is part and parcel of a battle that the author of Gulliver’s Travels indefatigably fought against the "Moderns." Swift’s satire on science should not however be considered as merely s...
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2006-10-01
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| description | Satire on science has often been regarded by critics as a marginal aspect of Jonathan Swift’s work. Yet it is part and parcel of a battle that the author of Gulliver’s Travels indefatigably fought against the "Moderns." Swift’s satire on science should not however be considered as merely symptomatic of a larger endeavour. Its originality and specifity lie in its rhetoric, which also betrays the evolution of Swift’s approach from a rather localized satire to a more radical critique. |
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