Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, 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".
Jonathan Swift
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.. Swifft, سويفت، جانثن, Yonatan Sṿifṭ, and 129 others
Džonatan Svift, Джонатан Свіфт, 조너선 스위프트, Isaac Bickerstaff, J.S.D.S.P, Author of the Short view of the state of Ireland, Gregory Misosarum, Author of The short view of the state of Ireland, Д Свифт, M.B. Drapier, スウイフト, T. N, Dean Swift, Isaac Bikerstaf, Dzhonatan Svift, Свифт, জোনাথন সুইফট, T N, Tzonathan Soyipht, जोनाथन स्विफ्ट, י סװיפט, ਜੋਨਾਥਨ ਸਵਿਫਟ, J. Swift, Жонатан Свифт, Džonetens Svifts, ჯონათან სვიფტი, T.R.D.J.S.D.O.P.I. I, Du Baudrier, Baudrier, A Person of quality, יונתן סבפט, جوناثان سويفت،, Jonatan Swift, โจนาธาน สวิฟท์, יאנאטהאן סװיפט, Xhonatan Suift, جاناتان سوییفت, Isaak Bickerstaf, Scriblerus, Dž Svift, Suifuto, Author of Gulliver's travels, Thomas Hope, T.R.D.J.S.D.O.P.I.I, Jonatthan Swift, Jie Siweifute, T.N. Philomath, ジョナサン スウィフト, D--n S----t, Stephen M, Drapier, Auteur de la Conduite des alliez, Джанатан Сўіфт, D. S, Lilliputius Gulliver, .. Corolini da Marco, ஜோனதன் ஸ்விப்ட், יונתן סויפט, Джонат Свифт, Džonatan Svift, יאנאטהאן סוויפט, Dzonatan Svift, Jonāthana Sviphṭa, スイフト, Τζόναθαν Σουίφτ, جونثن سويفت،, ჯონათან სვიფთი, sieur Du Baudrier, ジョナサン・スウィフト, Kʻuang-sheng Ssu-wei-fo-tʻe, Timothy Fribble, TN, Ğānātān Swift, A Person of honour, .. Corolini di Marco, Дж Свифт, Lemuel Gulliver, ಜೊನಾಥನ್ ಸ್ವಿಫ಼್ಟ್, 斯維弗的, Author of the Conduct of the allies, ג'ונתן סוויפט, Scherzerus, جوناثان سويفت, Philomath T. N, Corolini di Marco, Jonathan Swifft, M. B Drapier, יונתן סוויפט, Ionathan Swift, T. N Philomath, Conatan Svift, Jonhatan Swift, J Swift, sieur du Baudrier, Джонатан Суифт, Author of The Conduct of the allies, سويفت، يوناتان, Auteur de l'écrit intitulé la Conduite des alliez, Tom Pun-Sibi, 杰 斯威夫特, A. B, Author of The conduct of the allies, Џонатан Свифт, J スウィフト, Simon Wagstaff, Джонатан Свифт, スウィフト, A Dissenter, 乔纳森·斯威夫特, S----t, Isaac Bickerstaf, Jonathan Swift, .. Swift, Autheur de la Conduite des alliez, Jonatán Swift, Carolini di Marco, سويفت، جوناثن،, Autheur de l'écrit intitulé la Conduite des alliez, T. N. Philomath, M. B. Drapier, Džonatans Svifts, ဆွစ်ဂျွန်နသန်, Iōnathan Soyipht, Obadiah Fizle, A B, רות רמות, Ջոնաթան Սվիֆթ, ജോനഥൻ സ്വിഫ്റ്റ്, Swift - Born:
- Nov. 30, 1667
- Died:
- Oct. 19, 1745
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Books by Jonathan Swift
![Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels [School Edition edited and annotated by Thomas M. Balliet] (Hardcover, 2005, Wildside Press)](/images/covers/c4be901d-5184-44f7-838b-6a5a941764ee.jpeg)
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