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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
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
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
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
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
Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D.
Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D.
BY JONATHAN SWIFT Continue reading