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Jonathan Swift & Thomas Sheridan Marilin Maiste (J. Swift (1667-1745),…
Jonathan Swift & Thomas Sheridan Marilin Maiste
Background
both born in Ireland
very good friends
J. Swift (1667-1745)
satirist, essayist, poet and priest
lost the ability to speak and died in 1745
had a difficult childhood
T. Sheridan (1687-1738)
was appointed a royal chaplain in 1725
died suddenly at a friend's house in Ireland
essayist, poet, schoolmaster and translator
Swift's achievements
the greatest ironist
in 1726 Gulliver's Travels
one of the greatest masters of prose
Sheridan's achievements
ran a school in Dublin
had a son with Elizabeth MacFadden
published a "respelled" dictionary of the English language
