Drapier's Letters
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Drapier's Letters is a series of politically charged pamphlets by Jonathan Swift, written under the pseudonym "M. B. Drapier" to oppose the imposition of debased coinage in Ireland and assert Irish rights against English authority.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drapier's Letters canonical | 2 |
| Drapier’s Letters | 1 |
| The First Letter to the Shopkeepers, Tradesmen, Farmers, and Common-People of Ireland | 1 |
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Target entity: Drapier's Letters Context triple: [Jonathan Swift, notableWork, Drapier's Letters]
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Poor Richard's Almanack
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Essays in the Boston Gazette
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Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania is a series of influential essays published in 1767–1768 that argued against British taxation and helped shape colonial American opposition leading up to the American Revolution.
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The Biglow Papers
The Biglow Papers is a satirical collection of dialect poems and prose by James Russell Lowell that critiques the Mexican–American War and contemporary politics in mid-19th-century America.
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Newburgh Letters
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Drapier's Letters Target entity description: Drapier's Letters is a series of politically charged pamphlets by Jonathan Swift, written under the pseudonym "M. B. Drapier" to oppose the imposition of debased coinage in Ireland and assert Irish rights against English authority.
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A.
Poor Richard's Almanack
Poor Richard's Almanack is a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin in colonial America, famous for its witty aphorisms, practical advice, and wide influence on early American culture.
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B.
Essays in the Boston Gazette
"Essays in the Boston Gazette" is a series of influential political writings by Samuel Adams that helped galvanize colonial opposition to British rule in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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C.
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania is a series of influential essays published in 1767–1768 that argued against British taxation and helped shape colonial American opposition leading up to the American Revolution.
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D.
The Biglow Papers
The Biglow Papers is a satirical collection of dialect poems and prose by James Russell Lowell that critiques the Mexican–American War and contemporary politics in mid-19th-century America.
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E.
Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish political writing
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pamphlet series ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| aim |
to mobilize Irish public opinion
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to prevent circulation of Wood's halfpence ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Swift ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| form | open letters ⓘ |
| genre |
political pamphlet
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| governmentReaction | offered reward for discovery of the Drapier's identity ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Letter to the Lord Chancellor Middleton
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Seasonable Advice to the Grand Jury ⓘ Drapier's Letters self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The First Letter to the Shopkeepers, Tradesmen, Farmers, and Common-People of Ireland
The Fourth Letter to the Whole People of Ireland ⓘ The Second Letter to Mr. Harding the Printer ⓘ The Third Letter to the Nobility and Gentry of the Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early 18th-century Ireland
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reign of George I ⓘ |
| influenced |
Irish nationalist thought
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later political pamphleteering ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | prompted government proclamation against the author ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English authority in Ireland
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Irish rights ⓘ William Wood's halfpence ⓘ currency controversy ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | Irish tradesman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Irish constitutional position within the British Empire
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use of plain, accessible prose for political argument ⓘ |
| opposes |
English economic control over Ireland
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imposition of debased coinage in Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Dublin ⓘ |
| pseudonymousCharacterOccupation | draper ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
1724
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1725 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Modest Proposal
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Gulliver's Travels ⓘ |
| resultedIn | withdrawal of Wood's patent for coinage ⓘ |
| rhetoricalStrategy |
appeal to Irish patriotism
ⓘ
attack on corruption and monopoly ⓘ |
| setting | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| supports |
Irish constitutional rights
ⓘ
Irish economic independence ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1720s ⓘ |
| writtenUnderPseudonym | M. B. Drapier ⓘ |
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