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Jonathan Swift Resources
Jonathan Swift Resources Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) wrote some of the most brilliant satire in the English language, including his masterpiece Gulliver’s Travels. In his 1946 article, “Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver’s Travels,” George Orwell wrote, “If I had to … Continue reading
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Jonathan Swift Biography
Jonathan Swift: A Brief Biography Swift biography by David Cody, Associate Professor of English, Hartwick College Jonathan Swift was born on November 30, 1667 in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Protestant Anglo-Irish parents: his ancestors had been Royalists, and all … Continue reading
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Gulliver’s Travels Movie
Gulliver’s Travels, the 1939 Movie Gulliver’s Travels, originally titled Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, was written in 1726 by Irish writer … Continue reading
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A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
A MODEST PROPOSAL For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick. by Dr. Jonathan Swift 1729 It is a melancholy object to … Continue reading
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Fortunate Misfortunes: An Analysis of Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift
Fortunate Misfortunes: An Analysis of Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift by Janice Campbell (a poetry analysis from my college days). Continue reading
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Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D.
Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D.
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