A Modest Proposal

Summary

A Modest Proposal is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,554 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A Modest Proposal authored Jonathan Swift^[3].
• A Modest Proposal's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• A Modest Proposal's genre is polemical lampoon^[5].
• A Modest Proposal's genre is essay^[6].
• A Modest Proposal's Commons category is recorded as A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift^[7].
• A Modest Proposal's language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• A Modest Proposal was released on 1729^[9].
• A Modest Proposal's has edition or translation is recorded as A Modest Proposal^[10].
• A Modest Proposal's has edition or translation is recorded as Q78601867^[11].
• A Modest Proposal's has edition or translation is recorded as Q78602332^[12].
• A Modest Proposal's has edition or translation is recorded as Q78611443^[13].
• A Modest Proposal's has edition or translation is recorded as Q78611972^[14].
• A Modest Proposal's narrative location is recorded as Kingdom of Ireland^[15].
• A Modest Proposal's main subject is Kingdom of Ireland^[16].
• A Modest Proposal's main subject is social engineering^[17].
• A Modest Proposal's main subject is human overpopulation^[18].
• A Modest Proposal's main subject is poverty^[19].
• A Modest Proposal's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A modest proposal'}^[20].
• A Modest Proposal's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick'}^[21].
• A Modest Proposal's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[22].
• A Modest Proposal's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Modest Proposal authored Jonathan Swift^[3].

Publication

A Modest Proposal was released on 1729^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[8]. Genres include polemical lampoon^[5] and essay^[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Kingdom of Ireland^[16], social engineering^[17], human overpopulation^[18], and poverty^[19].

Why It Matters

A Modest Proposal ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,554 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]