Jonathan Swift

    • Born: November 30, 1667
    • Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
    • Died: October 19, 1745
    • Literary Genre: Satire
    • Published all his works anonymously, or under pseudonyms.
    • Ordained priest in the Church of Ireland
    • Involved with England's Tory government
    • Close friends with writer Alexander Pope
    • His poetry is not as highly regarded as his prose
  • Jonathan Swift was an Irish clergyman, pamphleteer, satirist, essayist and poet. He is best known for his satirical novel Gulliver's Travels, and the essay A Modest Proposal. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, and is also known for being a master of two styles of satire; the Horatian and Juvenalian styles.
  • Notable Works

    • 1704: A Tale of a Tub
    • 1726: Gulliver's Travels
    • 1729: A Modest Proposal
    • 1724-1725: Drapier's Letters

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