How does Jonathan Swift represent women in his 'Stella's Birthday' series of poems?

In studying Jonathan Swift's poetry, I have been instantly drawn to his series of Stella's Birthday poems, one of which was written every year from 1719 until the death of their subject, and in this essay I will be examining how Swift has represented women and femininity in these poems, and several more of his works. My aim will be to ascertain this by examining his works in detail, and looking at what motivated Swift to …

…poetry is multi-faceted; they are presented outside of stereo-types that were prevalent in typical poetry of the time, and various features of their personalities as well as their physical attractions are paid homage to in his literature. Bibliography Ehrenpreis, Irvin;The Pattern of Swift's Women, published 1955 Hearsey, Marguerite,New Light on the Evidence for Swift's Marriage, published in 1927 Henderson, Sir Nicholas; Alumni of Hertford College, Jonathon Swift, www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/alumni/swift.htm,