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Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish satirist and cleric

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Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer, essayist, satirist, and Anglican cleric. He was the author of the satirical prose novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) and the creator of the fictional island of Lilliput. He is regarded by many as the greatest satirist of the Georgian era and one of the foremost prose authors in the history of English and world literature.

Swift also authored works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704) and An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1708). He originally published all of his works under pseudonyms—including Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M. B. Drapier—or anonymously. He was a master of two styles of satire, the Horatian and Juvenalian styles. In 1713, he was appointed the dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and was given the sobriquet "Dean Swift". His trademark deadpan and ironic style of writing, particularly in later works such as A Modest Proposal (1729), has led to such satire being subsequently termed as "Swiftian".

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Anglo-Irish satirist and cleric

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    Jonathan Swift, Irish anglo-irish satirist and cleric, known for anglo-irish satirist and cleric, died on 1745-10-19.

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Jonathan Swift was born on 1667-10-19 (Irish).
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Anglo-Irish satirist and cleric
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Jonathan Swift died on 1745-01-01.

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