Seasonable Advice to the Grand Jury
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"Seasonable Advice to the Grand Jury" is one of Jonathan Swift’s Drapier’s Letters, a satirical political pamphlet criticizing British economic policies in Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seasonable Advice to the Grand Jury canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Drapier's Letter
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political pamphlet ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
mobilize Irish resistance to British economic measures
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persuade legal authorities to oppose Wood's Halfpence ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish patriot literature
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opposition to English monetary policy ⓘ |
| author |
Drapier
NERFINISHED
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Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | M. B. Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | clandestine distribution in Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticizes |
British economic policies in Ireland
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English government in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wood's Halfpence scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ imposition of debased copper coinage on Ireland ⓘ |
| form | open letter ⓘ |
| genre |
pamphlet literature
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political satire ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Irish nationalist thought
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tradition of political pamphleteering ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
18th-century Ireland
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Anglo-Irish political tensions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Irish public
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grand jury in Ireland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
ironic argumentation
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satirical prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Irish economic grievances
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colonial exploitation of Ireland ⓘ rights of the Irish people ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Irish economic interests
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satirical attack on British authority in Ireland ⓘ use of pseudonymous authorship ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Drapier's Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-colonial
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pro-Irish autonomy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Letter to the Shopkeepers, Tradesmen, Farmers, and Common-People of Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Some Observations on a Paper, called The Report of the Committee of the Most Honourable the Privy Council in the Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ The Drapier's Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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