1. Jonathan Swift and Gulliver’s Travels

2. Jonathan swift Born on November 30, 1667 in Dublin
The son of Protestant
Anglo-Irish parents
Jonathan and Abigail

3. Jonathan swift In 1673 began his education at Kilkenny Grammar School
graduated from Trinity College
In 1689, he became secretary for Sir William Temple
There Swift also was the teacher of a young girl, Esther Johnson

4. Jonathan swift
In 1704 he wrote two satirical pieces: “Tale of the Tub” and “Battle of the Books”
In 1710 Swift tried to open a political career among Whigs but changed his party
When the Tories lost political power Swift withdrew to Ireland where he served as Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin

5. Jonathan swift In 1720 he began working on „Gulliver’s Travels“
„The Drapier Letters“
„Gulliver’s Travels” published in 1726
„A Modest Proposal“ (1729)
„Injured Lady“ (1746)

6. Jonathan swift Suffered from multiple diseases and from deafness
In 1738 he slipped gradually into senility, and suffered a stroke
Died on October 19, 1745

7. Gulliver’s travels
Also known as “Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver”
Leading character is Lemuel Gulliver
Consists of 4 parts

8. Gulliver’s travels
In part one, Gulliver is wrecked on an island where human beings are six inches tall
Gulliver's second voyage takes him to Brobdingnag where he meets giants

9. Gulliver’s travels
In the third voyage Gulliver travels to the flying island of Laputa and the nearby continent and capital of Lagado
He also travels the the island of Glubbdubdrib and visits the Luggnaggians and the Struldbrugs

10. Gulliver’s travels
In the fourth part Gulliver visits the land of Houyhnhnms, where horses are intelligent but human beings are not.
“Gulliver's Travels” was social satire in which Swift wanted to show the consequences of humanity's refusal to be reasonable

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