Jonathan Swift

Jonathan SwiSwi(1667-1745) was a famous Irish author of satires.

He was one of the first authors who used black humour and irony to draw the people’s attention to problems like poverty and misery in Ireland in the 17th and 18th century.

* 30. 11. 1667 in Dublin 46918mxq75jjy4d

- his father died before Jonathan Swiwas born

- Jonathan Swistudied theology at Trinity College in Dublin

- he went to England (to Farnham) and became secretary of Sir William Temple - a famous politician and author- who was a relative of Swimother

- he went back home to Ireland and became priest in the Anglican Church

- he went to England again

- around he published the `Examiners`- a magazin of the Irish party `the Tories`

- Jonathan Swiwas one of the founders of the

`Sciblerus-Club`

- since 1728 he suffered from loneliness and mental illness

- died 19. 10. 1745 in Dublin

Jonathan Swiworks:

The Battle of the Books (a book about the differences between modern and ancient literature)

1704 A Tale of a Tub (his funniest and most witty satire, about anger between the confessions) xj918m6

1704 A Full and True Account on the Battle Fought last Friday, Between the Antient and the Modern Books in St.James’s Library

Jounal to Stella (published in 1784)

1726 Gulliver’s Travels (his most famous story)