The Third Letter to the Nobility and Gentry of the Kingdom of Ireland
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The Third Letter to the Nobility and Gentry of the Kingdom of Ireland is one of Jonathan Swift’s Drapier’s Letters, a political pamphlet attacking English economic impositions on Ireland and rallying Irish elites against Wood’s halfpence.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Drapier’s Letter
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open letter ⓘ political pamphlet ⓘ |
| addressee |
Irish elites
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gentry of the Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ nobility of the Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| aim |
to oppose English economic control over Ireland
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to rally Irish elites against Wood’s halfpence ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | William Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTopic |
Irish constitutional rights
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colonial economic policy ⓘ royal patent for Irish coinage ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The First Letter of the Drapier
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The Fourth Letter of the Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ The Second Letter of the Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Drapier
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Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political pamphlet
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political satire ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
18th-century Anglo-Irish relations
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Wood’s halfpence controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English economic impositions on Ireland
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Irish economic grievances ⓘ Wood’s halfpence NERFINISHED ⓘ coinage controversy in Ireland ⓘ |
| movement | Irish Patriot movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mobilizing Irish public opinion against Wood’s halfpence
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use of pseudonymous authorship in political controversy ⓘ |
| partOf | Drapier’s Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
defense of Irish economic interests
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opposition to Wood’s halfpence patent ⓘ |
| pseudonymousAuthor | Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | pamphlet ⓘ |
| rhetoricalMode |
political argument
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satire ⓘ |
| workSeriesPosition | third letter in the Drapier’s Letters series ⓘ |
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The Third Letter to the Nobility and Gentry of the Kingdom of Ireland
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