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JONATHAN SWIFT (1667-1745) - Coggle Diagram
JONATHAN SWIFT
(1667-1745)
LIFE
born in Dublin
English parents
moved to England
worked for Temple (Whig)
first satirical works
returned to Ireland (1694)
Anglican priest
writings (Tory)
dean 1713
mental illness
stroke (lost ability to speak)
national hero (Ireland)
WORKS
Tale of Tub
(1704)
satire
religious parties
Battle of the Books
(1704)
satire
ancient and modern literature
Gulliver's Travels
(1726)
satirical novel
A Modest Proposal
(1729)
satire
poverty of Irish Catholics
solved by cannibalism
controversial writer
misanthrope
lover of mankind
pessimistic
reason
used properly
common sense
unreason without common sense