The True Born Englishman by Daniel Defoe
A satirical, polemical poem that defends the reigning monarch against xenophobic attacks by exposing the absurdity of claims to a pure native stock; it traces England’s mixed origins through successive invasions and migrations, ridicules those who boast of ‘true’ nativity while embracing foreign influences, and uses biting irony to argue that national identity is hybrid, contingent, and no excuse for narrow-minded prejudice.
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