Swift's Fiat Odor
The Excremental Re-Vision
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16003228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald T Siebert (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-21 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Eighteenth-Century Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-2586 • E-ISSN: 1086-315X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2739128 |
| OpenAlex | W2329622461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
JONATHAN SWIFT'S SCATOLOGICAL POEMS, once thought too embarrassing and undignified to treat seriously or even to anthologize, have recently had as much attention as have Swift's acknowledged masterpieces.' Though critics agree that these poems explode certain illusions surrounding romantic love, in particular the purity and delicacy of the fair sex, there is less concurrence on the tone of the poems, on the precise nature of Swift's intentions, and finally on how successful this poetry is. To defend these poems, one says that Swift is engaging in a form of Christian homiletics, exposing the inadequacy of material pursuits, the corruption of the body, and the woeful consequences of sowing to the flesh. Perhaps so, but most readers question the sheer concentration of filthy, disgusting imagery and the intensity of Swift's passion to rub their noses in all of it. The nature of Swift's art has stirred a lively debate. Is it highspirited comedy, or rather an eminently sane reconciliation of hu
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2018 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |