A Modest Proposal

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gptkbp:instanceOf satirical essay
gptkbp:adaptation theatrical performances
radio plays
television adaptations
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:A_Modest_Proposal_for_Preventing_the_Children_of_Poor_People_from_Being_a_Burthen_to_Their_Parents_or_Country,_and_for_Making_Them_Beneficial_to_the_Publick
gptkbp:genre Satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A Modest Proposal
gptkbp:influenced satirical literature
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainTheme social criticism
British policy in Ireland
poverty in Ireland
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:newspaper
gptkbp:notableFor political satire
use of irony
gptkbp:parodyOf British indifference to Irish suffering
economic rationalism
moral hypocrisy
gptkbp:publicationDate 1729
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Sarah_Harding
gptkbp:referencedIn popular culture
academic studies
modern political discourse
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:subject gptkb:British_colonialism
child welfare
economic inequality
overpopulation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5