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Jonathan Swift

Also known as Isaac Bickerstaff, M. B. Drapier, Lemuel Gulliver, Simon Wagstaff

Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

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Jonathan Swift was born on 30 November 1667 and died on 19 October 1745. He began his work period in 1700 and continued until 1745. Swift used several pseudonyms, including Isaac Bickerstaff, Lemuel Gulliver, M. B. Drapier, and Simon Wagstaff. His notable works include Miscellanea in two volumes, A proposal for the universal use of Irish manufacture, A soldier and a scholar, A new journey to Paris, and Swift on his age.

He is associated with the genres of spoken word, satire, and English literature. His work has been referenced by 2,032 other encyclopedia articles. Swift is similar to artists such as Rudyard Kipling, Kurt Vonnegut, John Milton, Thomas Hardy, and Gottfried August Bürger. He has 1083 listeners and a playcount of 25207 on Last.fm.

Swift’s writings include quotes such as, "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own." Other notable statements include, "'Tis very warm weather when one's in bed," and "We are so fond of one another, because our ailments are the same."

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jonathan
Family name: Swift
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Ireland
Place of birth: Dublin
Place of death: Dublin
Occupation: children's writer
Political party: Tories
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Anglicanism
Notable work: A Tale of a Tub
Academic degree: Doctor of Divinity
Genre: essay
Image: Jonathan Swift by Charles Jervas detail.jpg
Residence: Whitehaven
Significant event: posthumous birth

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place of burial: St Patrick's Cathedral
Commons category: Jonathan Swift
date of birth: 1667-11-30
date of death: 1745-10-19
topic's main category: Category:Jonathan Swift
ethnic group: Anglo-Irish people
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name in native language: Jonathan Swift
start of work period: 1700-00-00
has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
writing language: English language
Commons Creator page: Jonathan Swift
pseudonym: Simon Wagstaff
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unmarried partner: Esther Vanhomrigh
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medical condition: epilepsy
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end of work period: 1745-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

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". He is also credited with inventing the popular woman's name "Vanessa" through his poem Cadenus and Vanessa (1726).

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