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Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift. Ingrid Öövel XI b. Jonathan Swift. 1667 – 1745 (77 years) Satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, priest Childhood – a sickly child, abandoned by his mother, raised by his uncle, did not excel in his studies

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Jonathan Swift

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  1. Jonathan Swift Ingrid Öövel XI b

  2. Jonathan Swift • 1667 – 1745 (77 years) • Satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, priest • Childhood – a sickly child, abandoned by his mother, raised by his uncle, did not excel in his studies • Education – Kilkenny School, Dublin University, Hertford College

  3. Published in 1726 • Satire of human nature, social and political system of England • The adventures of Lemul Gulliver • 4 parts – voyages to: • 1. Liliput • 2. Brobdingnag • 3. Laputa • 4. the Houyhnhnms and Yahoos

  4. Gulliver’s travel to Liliput • Shipwreck • Liliputians are one-twelfth the size of normal humans • Satirizes the English court and aristocracy

  5. Voyage to Brobdingdag • Giants • Relativity in life

  6. Laputa • Flying ship Laputa • Kingdom of music and mathematics • Unable to use science for practical ends • Satire of inventors who try to improve everything • The Laputans want to extract sunbeams from cucumbers and soften marble for pillows

  7. The country of the Houyhnhnms and Yahoos • A race of noble horses served by Yahoos, animals in the shape of men • No love, friendship, fear or sorrow • They avoid passion and suffer from no diseases • The bitterest satire

  8. In Gulliver’s Travels J. Swift • represents good and kind individuals • attacks mankind as a whole • describes utopian countries • depicts realistically his contemporary society

  9. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift http://incompetech.com/authors/swift/ http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/swift/swiftov.html http://www.google.ee/images

  10. Thank you!

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