Three Prayers and Sermons by Jonathan Swift: Delve into the powerful sermons and heartfelt prayers of renowned satirist Jonathan Swift, as he addresses societal issues, spirituality, and human nature with his distinctive wit and wisdom. Key points: Engaging Sermons: Explore Swift's thought-provoking sermons, where he tackles pressing social and moral dilemmas of his time, leaving readers with profound reflections on the human condition. Enlightening Prayers: Experience the spiritual depth of Swift's prayers, crafted with eloquence and sincerity, as he seeks solace, guidance, and redemption from a higher power. Satirical Brilliance: Witness Swift's unique blend of satire and faith, as he employs his renowned wit to shed light on societal shortcomings, challenging readers to contemplate the world around them in a fresh and humorous manner. Three Prayers and Sermons by Jonathan Swift offers a glimpse into the profound spiritual reflections of the renowned author and satirist. Through his eloquent prayers and sermons, Swift contemplates themes of faith, morality, and the human condition, providing readers with thought-provoking insights into the nature of belief and the complexities of religious devotion.

Jonathan Swift, an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and poet known for his anonymity in writing, in this book, shares three prayers, and sermons. He shared clear messages about the Christian dome through sermons with a clear explanation of these subjects including Mutual Subjection, Sleeping in Church, and the Wisdom of the World. This book covers values worth embracing including submission, concentration, knowledge, and intelligence.

"Almighty and most gracious Lord God, extend, we beseech Thee, Thy pity and compassion toward this Thy languishing servant; teach her to place her hope and confidence entirely in Thee; give her a true sense of the emptiness and vanity of all earthly things; make her truly sensible of all the infirmities of her life past, and grant to her such a true sincere repentance as is not to be repented of. Preserve her, O Lord, in a sound mind and understanding during this Thy visitation; keep her from both the sad extremes of presumption and despair." -An excerpt

The present study is the first monograph dedicated to Jonathan Swift's sermons. As critics have noted, the sermons are "the least examined area within (the) least examined area" of Swift studies (Weinbrot 2008). While Swift's own disparaging comment on his homilies ("the idlest trifling stuff that ever was writ") might partly account for this critical disaffection, we suggest that his sermons may be fruitfully apprehended with a new approach of Swift as preacher of his homiletic language, as well as his use of language at large. This study presents a radically new perspective on the sermons, demonstrating that linguistic pragmatics reveals that they are characterised by a silent rhetoric, which complexifies the vision of the sermons as characterised by "narrow and shallow orthodoxy" (Nokes, 1985, p. 278). While this study leans toward the textual, the theory of language which underpins it is inclusive and makes it possible to reconcile text and context. Consequently, the overall approach is neither purely historicist nor exclusively textual, and contextualization and comparisons to other preachers are provided. The main thrust of this study thus consists in highlighting the intricate links between formal autonomy and the historico-political context in which the sermons are embedded.

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