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Jonathan Swift(1667-1745)

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Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 - 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet, and Anglican cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift".

Swift is remembered for works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726), and A Modest Proposal (1729). He is regarded by the Encyclopædia Britannica as the foremost prose satirist in the English language, and is less well known for his poetry. He originally published all of his works under pseudonyms-such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M. B. Drapier-or anonymously. He was a master of two styles of satire, the Horatian and Juvenalian styles.

His deadpan, ironic writing style, particularly in A Modest Proposal, has led to such satire being subsequently termed "Swiftian".
BornNovember 30, 1667
DiedOctober 19, 1745(77)
BornNovember 30, 1667
DiedOctober 19, 1745(77)
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  • Writer
    Jack Black in Gulliver's Travels (2010)
    Gulliver's Travels
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 2010
    Gullivers Reisen
    • Writer
    • 1924
    Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970)
    Case for a Rookie Hangman
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1970

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    • Gullivers Reisen
      • based on characters and stories created by
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    • Balai (2020)
      Balai
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Siesta Z (2016)
      Siesta Z
      4.4
      TV Series
      • based on the original work by
      • 2017
    • A Modest Proposal (2013)
      A Modest Proposal
      8.1
      Short
      • essay
      • 2013
    • Ali Faulkner and Tory Taranova in Butcher Boys (2012)
      Butcher Boys
      3.5
      • novel "A Modest Proposal" (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Jack Black in Gulliver's Travels (2010)
      Gulliver's Travels
      4.9
      • book
      • 2010
    • A Modest Proposal
      7.0
      Short
      • essay
      • 2005
    • Proposition de manger les enfants
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Crayola Kids Adventures: Tales of Gulliver's Travels (1997)
      Crayola Kids Adventures: Tales of Gulliver's Travels
      5.9
      Video
      • based on a novel by
      • 1997
    • The English Programme (1976)
      The English Programme
      5.4
      TV Series
      • novel
      • 1997
    • Gulliveriana
      Video Game
      • original novel
      • 1996
    • Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kate Maberly, and Edward Woodward in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
      Gulliver's Travels
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • novel
      • 1996
    • World Fairy Tale Series (1994)
      World Fairy Tale Series
      7.9
      TV Series
      • original story
      • 1995
    • Gulliver's Travels (1992)
      Gulliver's Travels
      5.6
      TV Series
      • novel
      • 1992–1993
    • Cloud Cuckooland
      Video
      • novel "Gulliver's Travels"
      • 1988
    • Méliès 88 (1988)
      Méliès 88
      TV Series
      • novel "Gulliver's Travels"
      • 1988

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    • Born
      • November 30, 1667
      • Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland [now Republic of Ireland]
    • Died
      • October 19, 1745
      • Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland [now Republic of Ireland](undisclosed)
    • Other works
      Novel: "Gulliver's Travels" (filmed as Gulliver's Travels (1939), Gulliver chez les Lilliputiens (1923), Gulliver's Travels (1902), Gulliver en el país de los gigantes (1903), The New Gulliver (1935), Gulliver Mickey (1934), The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960), Gulliver's Space Travels: Beyond the Moon (1965), Gulliver's Travels (1977), Gulliver in Lilliput (1982), Gulliver's Travels (1979), Gulliver's Travels (1996))
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      • 2 Biographical Movies
      • 11 Print Biographies
      • 6 Portrayals

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      Was a clergyman. Took his orders in 1694 and was appointed vicar of Kilroot, near Belfast. His first writings were ecclesiastical in nature. Joined the Tory Party in 1710, became its leading writer and editor of The Examiner (1711). Also contributed articles to publications like Tatler. Swift became a champion of Irish grievances at the hands of Whig politics. He wrote "Gulliver's Travels" fairly late in his career (1726). Swift is especially noteworthy for being one of the first writers to use prose as a means of satire.
    • Quotes
      Books, the children of the brain.

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      October 19, 1745
    • How did Jonathan Swift die?
      Undisclosed
    • How old was Jonathan Swift when he died?
      77 years old
    • Where did Jonathan Swift die?
      Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland (now Republic of Ireland)
    • When was Jonathan Swift born?
      November 30, 1667

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