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Jonathan Swift

The Irish satirist was an active member of the Church of Ireland, being a minister and later Dean of St. Patrick's in Dublin. His wit and biting satire make him an enduring classic author. His life and work is discussed here.

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Why Jonathan Swift have such contempt for the human race?

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It was satire. By using reducto ad absurdum he shines a light on the poor conditions the impoverished people endure to get the attention of the wealthy populace to treat the poor better.

Jonathan Swift was considered a national hero in for his opposition to English oppression?

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Swift's opposition to English oppression made him a national hero in Ireland.

What did Jonathan Swift study at university?

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He received a Bachelor's degree in art... so his main course of study involved art.

What do John Donne and Jonathan Swift have in common?

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Both were members of the clergy. Both were "deans", meaning, priests with special responsibility for the upkeep of a church building (they deal with builders, plumbers, lighting repairs, and so forth).

As dean of St. Paul's, Donne was responsible for erecting a memorial to himself there. It was the only major piece of statuary to survive the Great Fire.

For both, politics affected their writing.

What is Jonathan Swift heritage?

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No, Jonathan Swift was not born from a Catholic. He was the descendant of English protestants, and fled to England during the Glorious Revolution of the late 17th century. He was a clergyman working within the protestant Church of Ireland. Some even suggest that he had a somewhat patronizing view on Catholics, though some of his works (i.e. "A Modest Proposal") suggest that he certainly did not agree with the hard repression of the Catholic Irish majority. sources: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/577008/Jonathan-Swift http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/swift/religion1.html No, Jonathan Swift was not born from a Catholic. He was the descendant of English protestants, and fled to England during the Glorious Revolution of the late 17th century. He was a clergyman working within the protestant Church of Ireland. Some even suggest that he had a somewhat patronizing view on Catholics, though some of his works (i.e. "A Modest Proposal") suggest that he certainly did not agree with the hard repression of the Catholic Irish majority. sources: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/577008/Jonathan-Swift http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/swift/religion1.html

What is true of Jonathan swift?

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FALSE - Mark Twain is Samuel Clemen's pseudonym. Jonathan Swift is Jonathan Swift.

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But Jonathan Swift published under several names, including Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, and MB Drapier. Some of his pamphlets were published anonymously. I'm not certain that any of his works were first published under his own name.

Was Jonathan Swift contemporary of shakespeare?

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Swift was born about fifty years after Shakespeare's death.

Jonathan Swift is most often associated with what era?

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Jonathan Swift is most often associated with the Neoclassical era of literature. He is most well known as a satirist, and famous for his novel Gulliver's Travels.

Who was the wife of Jonathan Swift?

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Esther Johnson

What year did Jonathan Swift's mother die?

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He was suffering intense pain from Meniere's syndrome, causing physical imbalance, nausea, deafness, and eventually, madness. He died in 1748 and was buried in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

In Gulliver and Travels by Jonathan Swift in what way might Gulliver with his reading glasses protecting him from arrows represent the triumph of reason and learning over brute force?

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Gulliver’s glasses may represent the ease with which the larger and powerful can protect themselves against the smaller and weaker

Was Jonathan swift a metaphysical poet?

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Yes, he was most famous as a metaphysical poet. He uses many metaphors in his works, but also wrote anonymous satire prose. See the fact file below, compiled by me, for more information about him.

· Born on the 31st of March, 1621, died on the 16th of August, 1978

· He was a poet

· He was the son of a Church of England clergyman

· He was a metaphysical poet - someone who showed their inventiveness through use of metaphors

· To His Coy Mistress is one of his most famous poems

· Marvell wrote his first poems when he was still at university. These poems were in Latin or Greek

· He was wealthy - he earned £200 a year, which showed that he was very financially secure

· He wrote anonymous prose satires, which criticized the monarchy and Catholicism

· He toyed with the idea of becoming Catholic when he was quite young, although he became a non pure Parliamentarian

· When he was still alive, his prose satires were more popular than his verse

· A lot of his poems were not publishes until around three years after his death

· His poetry is often witty and elaborate, with an elegant style commonly used by metaphysical poets

· A lot of his poems were written about current events, whether they may be personal or public

What literature era did Jonathan Swift live in?

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Johnathan Swift was an Anglo Irish satirist (1667 - 1745). His most famous works were Gullivers Travels and A Tale of a Tub. Lesser known works were The Battle of the Books and A Journey to Stella.

Texts did Jonathan Swift not author?

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Death Be Not Proud

What universal and timeless point does Jonathan Swift make in his satirical novel called Gulliver?

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The point made by author Jonathan Swift in the book "Gulliver's Travels" is that human pride is sometimes silly, and the book tries to "deflate" human pride in a satirical way.

Did Jonathan Swift write Robinson Crusoe?

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Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe.

Jonathan Swift use satire?

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In "A Modest Proposal", Jonathan Swift "advocated" eating babies as a way to solve the problems of famine in Ireland at that time. He was not serious of course but it was done as a way of ridiculing England's policy at that time of starving the Irish.

Alexander Pope lived Jonathan Swift?

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Yes, they were both satirists of the 18th century. Alexander Pope is famous for the Rape of the Lock, a 1714 narrative poem that takes trivial things seriously. Jonathan Swift wrote Gullivers Travels, which was a satire on British colonialism and imperialism was published in 1726, amended 1735.

Why did Jonathan swift write as Isaac bickerstaff?

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Isaac Bickerstaff Esq was a pseudonym for Jonathan Swift in 1708. He wrote Predictions for the Year 1708. He was also named the editor of The Tatler.

Did Jonathan Swift marry?

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Yes Taylor had one younger brother named Austin ;)