The Fourth Letter to the Whole People of Ireland
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The Fourth Letter to the Whole People of Ireland is one of Jonathan Swift’s Drapier’s Letters, a series of political pamphlets written under the pseudonym M. B. Drapier to oppose the imposition of debased coinage and defend Irish rights against English authority in the 1720s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Drapier’s Letter
ⓘ
political pamphlet ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge English governmental policy in Ireland
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to mobilize Irish public opinion ⓘ to resist the imposition of debased coinage ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
George I of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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William Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSeries | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | M. B. Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| circulationForm | anonymous pamphlet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
political pamphlet
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| historicalContext | controversy over William Wood’s copper coinage patent ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to the withdrawal of Wood’s coinage patent ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary Irish economic grievances ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalRisk | seditious libel under English law ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Anglo-Irish relations
NERFINISHED
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English authority in Ireland ⓘ Irish rights ⓘ opposition to debased coinage ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| opposes |
English economic control over Ireland
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royal patent granted to William Wood ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Drapier’s Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Irish Patriot tradition ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-Wood’s Halfpence
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defense of Irish economic interests ⓘ |
| pseudonymous | true ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Fifth Letter of M. B. Drapier
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The First Letter of M. B. Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ The Second Letter of M. B. Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ The Third Letter of M. B. Drapier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | the people of Ireland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1720s ⓘ |
| usesRhetoricalMode |
persuasion
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satire ⓘ |
| workIn | Irish political literature ⓘ |
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