Jonathan Swift

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gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:drama
gptkb:Writer
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gptkb:films
gptkb:theater_productions
Theater productions
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:The_Tories
gptkb:The_Deanery_of_St._Patrick's_Cathedral
gptkb:The_Scriblerus_Club
gptkb:The_Whigs
gptkbp:awards gptkb:The_Order_of_St._Patrick
gptkbp:birth_date 1667-11-30
gptkbp:born November 30, 1667
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Patrick's_Cathedral,_Dublin
gptkbp:child gptkb:none
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Daniel_Defoe
gptkbp:death_date 1745-10-19
gptkbp:died October 19, 1745
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
1745
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
gptkb:Trinity_College_Dublin
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:A_Modest_Proposal
gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Books
gptkb:The_Drapier's_Letters
gptkb:literary_analysis
gptkb:Gulliver's_Travels
social criticism
The Conduct of the Allies
gptkbp:famous_quote " I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed."
" May you live all the days of your life."
" Vision is the art of seeing things invisible."
" The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style."
" A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart."
" When a great man dies, for years the light he leaves behind him, lies on the paths of men."
gptkbp:has_a_collection_of_works_titled gptkb:The_Complete_Works_of_Jonathan_Swift
gptkb:The_Poems_of_Jonathan_Swift
gptkb:The_Prose_Works_of_Jonathan_Swift
gptkbp:has_inspired Numerous adaptations
many writers
gptkbp:has_legacy gptkb:satire
Influencing satire
Influencing writers like George Orwell
Influencing writers like James Joyce
Influencing writers like Mark Twain
Influencing writers like Virginia Woolf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jonathan Swift
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
Modern Satire
Modern literature
modern satire
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Daniel_Defoe
gptkb:John_Milton
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:The_Scriblerus_Club
the Irish Parliament
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:literary_criticism
Biographies
Academic research
biographical studies
Critical essays
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of gptkb:the_Whig_party
Irish nationalism
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in His social commentary
His use of satire
His narrative techniques
His themes of absurdity
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:the_Enlightenment
gptkb:The_Enlightenment
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in His contributions to English literature
gptkbp:is_cited_in Literary discussions
in discussions of satire
His memorable phrases
gptkbp:is_considered_as Literary giant
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:British_politics
gptkb:the_Tory_party
British policy in Ireland
gptkbp:is_featured_in Literary anthologies
gptkbp:is_friend_of gptkb:Alexander_Pope
gptkbp:is_known_for Satire
satirical writing
gptkbp:is_known_for_his_criticism_of gptkb:government_policies
Societal norms
societal norms
Human nature
human nature
Political corruption
Religious hypocrisy
religious hypocrisy
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with the genre of satire
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to gptkb:Alexander_Pope
gptkb:Voltaire
gptkbp:is_often_discussed_in gptkb:Colonialism
Social justice issues
Ethics in literature
The Irish famine
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in Popular culture
academic discussions
gptkbp:is_referenced_in Popular culture
gptkbp:is_regarded_as one of the greatest satirists
gptkbp:is_remembered_for his wit and humor
His sharp wit
His role in the development of the novel.
Pioneer of modern satire
gptkbp:is_studied_in literature courses
Literature courses
Jonathan Swift's contemporaries
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Anglo-Irish_literature
gptkb:Celtic_mythology
gptkb:literature
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:satire
social criticism
political commentary
satirical writing
gptkbp:legacy influence on English literature
influence on political thought
influence on modern satire
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:parody
Irony
Sarcasm
irony
Satirical commentary
dark humor
hyperbole
Hyperbole
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Anglo-Irish_literature
Irish history
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:The_Tale_of_a_Tub
gptkb:A_Journal_to_Stella
gptkb:A_Modest_Proposal
gptkb:Gulliver's_Travels
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:clergy
gptkb:drama
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Dublin
gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Esther_Vanhomrigh
gptkb:Esther_Johnson
Jane Waryng
gptkbp:translated_into Many languages
multiple languages
gptkbp:was_a_cleric gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_a_dean_of gptkb:St._Patrick's_Cathedral,_Dublin
gptkbp:was_a_political_pamphleteer gptkb:True
gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:Modernism
modern novel
gptkbp:was_a_satirist gptkb:True
gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
gptkb:Trinity_College_Dublin
gptkbp:was_known_for political discourse.
gptkbp:writings gptkb:poetry
gptkb:satire
satirical novels
political pamphlets
essays
social satire
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Tale_of_a_Tub
gptkb:The_Complete_Works_of_Jonathan_Swift
gptkb:A_Journal_to_Stella
gptkb:A_Modest_Proposal
gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Books
gptkb:The_Drapier's_Letters
gptkb:Gulliver's_Travels
The History of John Bull
The Conduct of the Allies
The Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish
The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers
A Letter of Advice to a Young Poet
An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Orwell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3