18th Century and One of The Works of This Period "A Modest Proposal"

     In eighteenth century,we began to see the influence of rationalism in writings. The powers of reason and common sense were superior to imaginations and emotions. Order,reason and balance ruled the day and these words were the key words of this period. Poetry and drama took a secondary role in the 18th century. Poems were mostly in the form of satire and mock-heroic verse. There was a conflict between intellect and emotions. Drama included didactic elements and moral standards. Essays,journalism and the novel were the most important aspects of this age. Defoe,Swift and Johnson wrote articles and essays for periodicals. Real settings were used.

     One of the works in this period is "A
 Modest Proposal" written by Jonathan Swift. It is a satiric work. Jonathan talks about the children in his country. He suggests eating children because of the poverty in his country. Children would be used make clothes. By this way, he wanted to bring attention to poverty of his country. I think this work is very impressive. He tries to show the reality to his country and of his country. He did this job by choosing a satiric way.