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 | | The early 18th century was one of transition, and only few of the prominent Anglo-Irish writers dealt with the Anglicization of the Irish in their works - but one of them certainly did: Jonathan Swift. |
 | | In this paper, Jonathan Swift's attitude towards the Anglicization of Ireland, and especially his attitude towards the roles of the Irish and the English languages will be reviewed. |
 | | It will be attempted to show the reasons why, even in the most recent publications on the topic, opinions of scholars are as diverse as possible, and why Swift's attitude towards Irish is defined as admiration and support, on the one hand, and as contempt as well as advocating its abolition, on the other. |
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