| 释义 |
Modest Proposal, A Modest Proposal, ASwift’s satire suggesting that children of the poor be used as food for the rich (1729). [Br. Lit.: “A Modest Proposal” in Harvey, 793]See: Cannibalism
Modest Proposal, Aessay in which Swift advises the Irish to eat their babies or sell them in order to relieve famine and reduce overpopulation. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 677]See: Irony |