Drapier’s Letters
pamphlet by Swift
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discussed in biography
- In Jonathan Swift: Withdrawal to Ireland of Jonathan Swift
…his Irish writings, the “Drapier’s Letters” (1724–25) and “A Modest Proposal” (1729) are the best known. The first is a series of letters attacking the English government for its scheme to supply Ireland with copper halfpence and farthings. “A Modest Proposal” is a grimly ironic letter of advice in…
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English literature
- In English literature: Swift
…political goals is demonstrated by The Drapier’s Letters (1724–25), part of a successful campaign to prevent the imposition of a new, and debased, coinage on Ireland. Swift had hoped for preferment in the English church, but his destiny lay in Ireland, and the ambivalent nature of his relationship to that…
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Irish literature
- In Irish literature: The 18th century
In The Drapier’s Letters (1724–25), Swift asked:
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