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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.
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Fast Facts
- 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
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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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RT @RichardBejah Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed ~Attributed to both Jonathan Swift and Franklin
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RT @RichardBejah Blessed is he who expects nothing,for he shall never be disappointed~Attributed to both Jonathan Swift & Benjamin Franklin
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RT @RichardBejah: Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed ~Attributed to both Jonathan Swift and Benjamin ...
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Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed ~Attributed to both Jonathan Swift and Benjamin Franklin
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Amanhã começo a análise do Modesta proposta de Jonathan Swift, do mesmo autor de As Viagens de Gulliver.
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Jonathan Swift Personal Timeline
- November 30, 1667: Born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1686: Receives degree from Trinity College, Dublin
- 1688: Begins post as assistant to Sir William Temple
- 1694: Is ordained into the Church of Ireland
- 1710: Becomes involved with the Tory government party of England
- 1728: Longtime companion Esther Johnson dies
- October 19, 1745: Dies
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Jonathan Swift Publications Timeline
- 1701: A Discourse on the Contests and Dissentions in Athens and Rome
- 1704: Battle of the Books | A Tale of a Tub
- 1711: The Conduct of the Allies
- 1720: Proposal for Universal Use of Irish Manufacture
- 1724: The Drapier's Letters
- 1726: Gulliver's Travels
- 1729: A Modest Proposal
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- 1996: Gulliver's Travels
- 1977: Gulliver's Travels
- 1960: The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
- 1939: Gulliver's Travels
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