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A painting of Jonathan Swift. Swift's essay is widely held to be one of the greatest examples of sustained irony in the history of English literature.Much of its shock value derives from the fact that the first portion of the essay describes the plight of starving beggars in Ireland, so that the reader is unprepared for the surprise of Swift's solution when he states: "A young healthy child ...
The Siege of Jadotville is a 2016 action-war film directed by Richie Smyth [2] and written by Kevin Brodbin. An Irish-South African production, the film is based on Declan Power's book, The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle (2005), about an Irish Army unit's role in the titular Siege of Jadotville during the United Nations Operation in the Congo in September 1961, [3] part ...
Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Irish revolutionary period. This list does not include documentaries, short films. This list does not include documentaries, short films.
The long-running feud between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun is set to be explored in a new docuseries commissioned by Warner Bros. Discovery U.K. and Ireland. Tentatively titled “Taylor Swift ...
M. Night Shyamalan has revealed a somewhat unexpected source of inspiration for his next film: Taylor Swift’s concerts. The Oscar-nominated director explained the idea behind his forthcoming ...
Swift, known for her affinity for Easter egg dropping, teased the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) with the ticket prices: Adult tickets sell at $19.89 plus tax, while children’s and senior ...
Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish [1] writer and satirist who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, [2] hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift". His deadpan , ironic writing style, particularly in A Modest Proposal , has led to such satire being subsequently termed "Swiftian". [ 3 ]
Waterland is a 1983 novel by Graham Swift published by William Heinemann. It is set in The Fens of eastern England. It won the Guardian Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. [1] In 1992, it was adapted into a film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Jeremy Irons. [2]