jonathon swift 1667-1745. life stats born in dublin, ireland on november 30 th 1667 1674-1682:...
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Jonathon Swift
1667-1745
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Life Stats
Born in Dublin, Ireland on November 30th 16671674-1682: Kilkenny Grammar School1682-1692: Trinity College in Dublin... Ba and an MAGained Fame through his satirical essays... “A Modest Proposal” being one of them
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Official Career
Tried to enter politics... but became a Tory when Tories weren't popularDean of St. Patrick's Cathedral from 1713-1742
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Works
Battle of the BooksArguments Against Abolishing ChristianityPrediction For The Ensuing Year By Issac Bickerstaff... death of John PartridgeThe Drapier's LettersGulliver's Travels
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Gulliver's Travels
Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World...by Lemuel Gulliver
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Part I: “A Voyage to Lilliput”
We first are introduced to GulliverIntroduced to Lilliputians and Blefuscudans... intended to represent England and FranceReason for the battle satirizes the fight between Catholics and Protestants.Big Endians and Little Endians
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Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag
Brobdingnag is a land where Gulliver has all kinds of adventures. Today, Brobdingnagian is an adjective describing anything of enormous size.
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Part III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdrib,
Luggnagg and Japan
Reference to a device called an 'engine' is the first time in literature something akin to a computer is describedDropping rocks on a city is the first time in literature a reference to aerial bombardment is madeSatirizes 'advancement'
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Part IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms
Satirizes humanity... All humans are YahoosMost quoted Part of the bookPossibly a sign of Swift's mental deterioration
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