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  • Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, poet, and cleric born in 1667 in Dublin, Ireland.
  • Jonathan Swift was an Irish author and journalist born in 1667 who is considered one of the greatest prose satirists in the English language.
  • Through the generosity of an uncle, he was educated at Kilkenny Grammar School and then Trinity College in Dublin.

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    Jonathan Swift

  • 1. Jonathan Swift 1667-1745

  • 2. Jonathan Swift, Irish author and journalist, the foremost prose satirist in the English language. Swift's best known work is Gulliver's Travels (1726).Swift was born in Dublin on November 30,1667. He studied at Kilkenny Grammar School (1674-82) and at Trinity College in Dublin (1682-89), receiving his B.A. in 1868 and M.A. in 1692.

  • 3. In 1695 Swift was ordained in the Church of Ireland (Anglican), huvudstaden i irland. He made several trips to London and gained fame with his essays. Throughout the reign of Queen Anne (1702-14), Swift was one of the huvud figures in the literary and political life of London. He was a founder member of the Scriblerus Club. Queen Anne

  • 4. 1710 Swift tried to open a political career among the Whigs but changed his party and took over the Tory journal The Examiner . With the accession of George I, the Tories lost political power and Swift withdrew to Ireland. From 1713 to 1742 he was the dean of St

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    Jonathan Swift (1667--1745). JONATHAN SWIFT. Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland, of an English family, which had important connections, but little wealth. Through the generosity of an uncle, he was educated at Kilkenny Grammar School and then Trinity College in Dublin.

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    Jonathan Swift. Gulliver’s Travels. Contents: Jonathan Swift’s biography Gulliver’s Travels. Jonathan Swift’s biography.

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    1. Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels

    2. Contents: • Jonathan Swift’s biography • Gulliver’s Travels

    3. Jonathan Swift’s

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