A Letter to the Lord Chancellor Middleton
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"A Letter to the Lord Chancellor Middleton" is one of Jonathan Swift’s satirical Drapier’s Letters, written under the pseudonym M. B. Drapier to oppose English economic impositions on Ireland in the 1720s.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political pamphlet
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satirical letter ⓘ |
| addressesTo | Lord Chancellor Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
to mobilize Irish public opinion
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to resist English economic impositions on Ireland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Drapier’s Letter to the Lord Chancellor Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkSeries | Drapier’s Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | M. B. Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creator | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | open letter ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary literature
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political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRealIdentity | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousAuthor | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Anglo-Irish relations in the early 18th century
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British rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary Irish economic crisis ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Irish political authorities
ⓘ
Irish public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
irony
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satirical persona ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Irish economic grievances
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Wood’s Halfpence controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ opposition to English economic policy in Ireland ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFigureDepicted | William Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Drapier’s Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-colonial
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pro-Irish autonomy ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1720s ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 18th century ⓘ |
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