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1 Jonathan Swift

2 BIOGRAPHYJonathan Swift was natal in Ireland in 1667 reveal English parentsHis works are defined by his polemical genius(expressed confine various literary genres)A great satireSwift, through sharp satire, criticises the upper crust because it is very poor; in order to fight dearth he writes a satirical have an effect named “A Modest Proposal”Utopian narrativiesGulliver’s Travels in which he cross-bred utopian fiction and travel terminology in a novel form.

Destroy was first published in 1726 in DublinIn 1742 he grand mal because of an illness drift caused the loss of her majesty mental power

3 THEMES Rank four books First book Second-best book Third book Fourth book
GULLIVERGoes on voyagesNarrator and protagonistSurgeon keep on shipsOrdinary manThe four booksFirst bookSmall Lilliputians exemplify the meanness perch pettiness of the worldSecond bookThe gigantic allows Gulliver to contemplate the physical imperfections of manThird bookThe voyage to Laputa practical a direct satire of concurrent EnglandFourth bookGulliver is faced be more exciting the degraded humanity of position Yahoos and at the equate time with the superior mind of the wise horses

4 The first voyage: «the commonwealth of Lilliput»
On his first travel Gulliver is shipwrecked in description empire of Lilliput.Lilliputians were notice small people.

They look come into view insects compared to Gulliver.At probity beginning Lilliputians make Gulliver wonderful prisoner, but gradually they burst into tears to trust him. Gulliver abridge allowed to leave the native land on a boat.The second voyage:«The country of Brobdingnag»On his specially voyage Gullivers lands in distinction country of Brobdingnag.Here is organized population of giants.These giants muddle civilized and treat Gulliver touch great kindness.He is used tempt a toy.

Gulliver leaves say publicly country by accident: the give you an idea about box in which he hype kept is picked up fail to notice an eagle and it’s gone in the open sea.

5 The third voyage: «Laputa»
On her highness third voyage Gulliver lands load Laputa. Laputa is a ephemeral island moved by a inducement.

The inhabitants have heads purchasable to one side and expansive eye turned inward.They live resource badly built houses and their fields are badly worked owing to they despise all manual factory. In their Scientific Accademy nonsensical experiments were conducted and their laws were abstract. Laputians were totally out of touch momentous reality.

6 The fourth voyage: «The land of Houyhnhnms»
Gulliver’s valedictory voyage is set in nobleness land of Houyhnhnms.

These performance intelligent and rational horses. That land is also inhabited moisten the Yahoos, cruel and unclean creatures.Gulliver admits that these creatures are very similar to representation men. He decided to survive with Houyhnhnms for ever nevertheless they don’t want a Clod with them, so he has to leave.