The Second Letter to Mr. Harding the Printer
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The Second Letter to Mr. Harding the Printer is one of Jonathan Swift’s satirical Drapier’s Letters, written under the pseudonym M. B. Drapier to oppose the introduction of William Wood’s copper coinage in Ireland.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political pamphlet
ⓘ
satirical letter ⓘ work of literature ⓘ |
| addressedTo | John Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addresseeOccupation | printer ⓘ |
| associatedWorkSeries | The Drapier’s Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| circulation | pamphlet distribution in Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| form | open letter ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Irish public opinion on Wood’s halfpence controversy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Irish readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| literaryPseudonymUsed | Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
appeal to economic self‑interest of Irish people
ⓘ
appeal to legal and constitutional arguments ⓘ persona of a Dublin draper ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Irish economic and political grievances
ⓘ
opposition to William Wood’s copper coinage in Ireland ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Drapier’s Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Irish patriotism ⓘ |
| politicalContext | British rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| purpose | to mobilize Irish public opinion against Wood’s halfpence ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The First Letter to the Shopkeepers, Tradesmen, Farmers, and Common-People of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Fourth Letter to the Whole People of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ The Third Letter to the Nobility and Gentry of the Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhetoricalMode |
ironic
ⓘ
persuasive ⓘ |
| targetOfCriticism |
English economic policy toward Ireland
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William Wood’s copper coinage patent ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption and abuse of power
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defense of Irish economic rights ⓘ resistance to unjust authority ⓘ |
| writtenUnderPseudonym | M. B. Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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