Self Representation and the Self-Defeating Speaker in Jonathan Swift Es

Because lively constructs a speaker who is meant to be imaginen as himself in Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D., his approach to the satire changes, taking on a more than playful approach. The poesy is more personal than political, and is more comedic in the sense that he satirizing himself as well as new(prenominal) people groups. The self-defeating rhetorical approach is embodied in this poem in the way that he puts himself down and exposes his own follies throughout the poem. piece of music this is no doubt somewhat tongue-in-cheek, this in some ways frees Swift from criticism from outside sources. It is difficult to wager criticism at psyche who has already wagered it against himself. While this could also be seen as poking diversion at other writers who are self-deprecating, this self-defeating narration is used generally comically in Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D.. In spite of this, it does efficaciously build a narrator who is well defended in th e sense that he cannot easily be criticized from outside sources. The self-defeating speaker can be used rhetorically either directly or indirectly. In a case where it is truly against oneself that the author wagers criticism, I consider this to be a directly self-defeating narrator in cases where the narrators errors in morality or logic project on to someone or something else, I consider this to be an indirectly self-defeating narrator. While Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift eventually moves into satirizing Swifts friends and readers, Swift opens the textual matter by satirizing himself. The poem begins with Swift as a directly self-defeating speaker, in the sense that it is truly against himself that Swift is wagering satire. In the following lines, we see Swift present himself in a comically negat... ...n. Swift And representational Sickness. Eighteenth Century Theory & Interpretation (University Of Pennsylvania Press) 54.3 (2013) 359-373. Academic essay Complete. Web. 30 Ma r. 2014.satire. http//www.oxforddictionaries.com.com. Oxford Dictionary, 2013. Web. 29 March 2014.Swift, Jonathan. A Modest Proposal. The Longman Anthology of British Literature. Ed. David Damrosch and Kevin J. H. Dettmar. Vol. 1c. sweet York Pearson Education, 2010. 2544-2548. Print.Swift, Jonathan. Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D. The Longman Anthology of British Literature. Ed. David Damrosch and Kevin J. H. Dettmar. Vol. 1c. New York Pearson Education, 2010. 2544-2548. Print.Uphaus, Robert W. Swifts Whole Character The Delany Poems And Verses On The Death Of Dr. Swift. Modern Language Quarterly 34.4 (1973) 406-416. Academic Search Complete. Web. 31 Mar. 2014.