Description
It may seem to the modern reader that Jonathan Swift fell short in his attempt to ridicule pedantry, for Swift's most sarcastic illustrations of the follies of learned men might well find their parallel as commonplace news items in the magazines or newspapers of today. Swift must have felt that he was exaggerating to absurdity the follies of the learned of his time in the fields of science and the arts; and in order to accord him the proper credit, we must look at his works in the light of historical perspective.
Recommended Citation
Lawson, James P.
(1947)
"Swift's Attack On Pedantry,"
Manuscripts: Vol. 15
:
Iss.
4
, Article 11.
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