Political Satire In Jonathan Swift

Political Satire in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travel

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.. -Jonathan Swift

Introduction

Born on November 30, 1667, Irish author, clergyman and satirist Jonathan Swift grew up fatherless. Under the care of his uncle, he received a bachelor 's degree from Trinity College and then worked as a statesman 's assistant. Eventually, he became dean of St. Patrick 's Cathedral in Dublin. Most of his writings were published under pseudonyms. He best remembered for his 1726 book Gulliver 's Travels.

While leading his congregation at St. Patrick 's, Swift began to write what would become his best-known work. In 1726, at last finished with the manuscript, he traveled to London and benefited from the help of several friends, who anonymously published it as Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships—also known, more simply, as Gulliver 's Travels. The book was an immediate success, and hasn 't been out of print since its first run. Interestingly, much of the storyline points to historical events that Swift had lived through years prior, during intense political turmoil. In 1742, Swift suffered from a stroke and lost the ability to speak. On October 19, 1745, Jonathan Swift died. He was laid to rest next to Esther Johnson inside Dublin 's St. Patrick 's Cathedral.

Political Satire In The Novel

The Gulliver 's ventures (book) in examination