U7 L8 Jonathan Swift Flashcards
What occupations did Jonathan Swift take up?
- poet
- satirist
- political writer
- clergyman
What did Jonathan Swift call himself?
misanthrope
What is a misanthrope?
person who hates all people
When and where was Swift born?
1667, Dublin, Ireland
In 1694, Swift was ordained in which church?
Anglican church
Swift began his satiric writing while being a secretary to who and where?
Sir William Temple, England
What did ‘A Tale of A Tub’ satirize?
corruption in religion and learning
What does ‘A Tale of A Tub’ desrcibe?
adventure 3 brothers care for coat in diff ways
What do the 3 brothers in ‘A Tale of A Tub’ represent, and how do they care for the coat?
Peter- Roman Catholics, adorns until not recognized
Jack- dissenters, tears coat, taking off Peter’s decorations quickly
Martyn- Anglicans, changes slowly, preserves according to father’s will
What happens in the satire ‘The Battle of the Books’?
the Ancients win a battle begun by Moderns
What are the Ancients in ‘The Battle of the Books’?
books by:
- Homer
- Pindar
- Euclid
- Aristotle
- Plato
What are the Moderns in ‘The Battle of the Books’?
Swift’s contemporaries
What do the first 4 Drapier’s Letters protest?
use of low value copper coins produced outside of Ireland without Irish permission
Did Swift use his real name at the time he wrote the Drapier’s Letters?
no
What did the satire ‘A Modest Proposal’ emphasize?
- English indifference toward starving Irish
- poor Irish living conditions
From 1710 to 1714, Swift wrote for who?
Tories
Under what conditions would Swift approve or powerful political groups?
members reasonable and responsible for behaviour
Swift believed that enemies of the Tories were also enemies of what?
culture and morality
What forms of disappointment did Swift encounter because of his work?
- Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin and not bishop office, England
- Queen Anne disapproved some satire in A Tale of a Tub
- Anne’s death, Whig government
In 1726, Swift published what book with Alexander Pope?
Gulliver’s travels
What is Gulliver’s Travels a satire of?
- political satire
- abuses of reason and vanity
In 1727 and 1728, what did Swift publish with Pope?
Miscellanies
What was Swift suffering from in 1738?
Meniere’s syndrome
When did Swift die?
1748
What does burlesque mean?
mockery by exaggerated literary imitation
By 1700, England owned what percentage of Ireland?
90%
When did Swift write ‘A Modest Proposal’?
1729
What form of language is most effective to deliver a satire?
formal
What are the reasons for the long sentences in ‘A Modest Proposal’?
- sound serious
- style of 1700s
