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Jonathon Swift

1667-1745. Jonathon Swift. Born in Dublin, Ireland on November 30 th 1667 1674-1682: Kilkenny Grammar School 1682-1692: Trinity College in Dublin... Ba and an MA Gained Fame through his satirical essays... “A Modest Proposal” being one of them. Life Stats.

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Jonathon Swift

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  1. 1667-1745 Jonathon Swift

  2. Born in Dublin, Ireland on November 30th 1667 1674-1682: Kilkenny Grammar School 1682-1692: Trinity College in Dublin... Ba and an MA Gained Fame through his satirical essays... “A Modest Proposal” being one of them Life Stats

  3. Tried to enter politics... but became a Tory when Tories weren't popular Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral from 1713-1742 Official Career

  4. Battle of the Books Arguments Against Abolishing Christianity Prediction For The Ensuing Year By Issac Bickerstaff... death of John Partridge The Drapier's Letters Gulliver's Travels Works

  5. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World...by Lemuel Gulliver Gulliver's Travels

  6. We first are introduced to Gulliver Introduced to Lilliputians and Blefuscudans... intended to represent England and France Reason for the battle satirizes the fight between Catholics and Protestants. Big Endians and Little Endians Part I: “A Voyage to Lilliput”

  7. Brobdingnag is a land where Gulliver has all kinds of adventures. Today, Brobdingnagian is an adjective describing anything of enormous size. Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag

  8. Reference to a device called an 'engine' is the first time in literature something akin to a computer is described Dropping rocks on a city is the first time in literature a reference to aerial bombardment is made Satirizes 'advancement' Part III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdrib, Luggnagg and Japan

  9. Satirizes humanity... All humans are Yahoos Most quoted Part of the book Possibly a sign of Swift's mental deterioration Part IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms

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