Satire, Lies and Politics

Download or read book Satire, Lies and Politics written by C. Condren and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-10-27 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the first full analysis of Arbuthnot's Art of Political Lying (1712), argues that the work is a commentary on long-standing themes of debate in science, rhetoric and philosophy and should be seen as a seminal satire standing in opposition to the practice of Swift and Pope. Rather than simply condemning dishonesty, Arbuthnot raises serious questions about the elusive nature of truth in politics. The argument thus traverses literary analysis, intellectual history and philosophy. An original version of the Art of Political Lying , based on English and French editions is supplied in the appendix.