Jonathan Swift

Question 1

1.Where was Jonathan swift born ?

Answer 1

In Dublin,but his parents were both English

Question 2

2.When did his family go back to England ?

Answer 2

In 1688 withe Restoration of the monarchy .

Question 3

3.What did Jonathan become when he came back to England ?

Answer 3

The secretary of Sir william temple, a Whig statesman –) he encouraged him to write his first satirical works

Question 4

4.What were some of his best satires?

Answer 4

-The Battle of the Books: supported temple’s defense of classics and mocked the self-satisfaction of modern scholarship ,criticism and poetry.

-A tale of a Tub: contending religious parties + making fun of the superstition of the catholics and the fanaticism of the Dissenters.

Question 5

5.When did Swift go back to Ireland and what did he do there ?

Answer 5

-in 1694
-ordained an anglican minister
-1713 appointed Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.
-against weak government in London ,defending Ireland and the church
-gave 173 of his income to the poor catholic
-wrote pamphlets denouncing the injustices suffered by Ireland.

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