18th centuries Dublin grew to be the second city of the British Isles. Much of the beautiful architecture which its citizens cherish dates from this period.Swift was born in Dublin, his parents were both English connected with several important families, but themselves possessed little property. His father was unfortunate, he died at 25 with his son still unborn. Swift was born on 30 November, +1667, six months alter his father s death. His uncle Godwin Swift undertook to pay for his upbringing and education, but Swift hated his uncle.was educated at Trinity College with little satisfaction to either himself or the teachers. This is a fragment of Swift s autobiography: ... he (Swift wrote in a third person) too much neglected his academic studies, for some parts of which he had no relish by nature, and turned himself to reading history and poetry , was graduated without honours in 1688. In those times Sir William Temple was an important statesman and diplomat in England. In тисяча шістсот вісімдесят вісім he had already retired and met with leading writers and politicians at Moon Park. Jonathan Swift became his secretary. This was an interesting position for a young man of 21, because it gave him wonderful chances of meeting the important people of that time. On the other hand, Swift learned much of the dishonesty of successful politicians. Swift remained at Moon Park until he was 32. During his work at Temple s Swift taught the housekeeper s daughter Stella who became his intimate friend and close companion up to the end. In 1 699 Sir Temple died, and Swift had to search for a new job.was given the position of chaplain to the Earl of Berkeley who soon gave him a small living, the vicarage of Laracour in Ireland. Swift visited different political clubs wrote his important pamphlets and got acquainted with famous people.1710 Swift joined the Tory party.1720 he published his powerful pamphlet A Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish Manufacture which proclaimed an economic independence for Ireland. Swift became the hero of Dublin, but the police were searching for the author of the rebellious pamphlet. The police didn t know who the author was, but the population knew the author quite well. Raquo; s masterpiece, Gulliver s Travels raquo ;, appeared in 1726. It is divided into four books, but the young people prefer to read only two of them; about Gulliver s voyages to Lilliput (where the people are six inches high) and Brobdingnag (where the people are giants). The Lilliputians fight wars which seem foolish. The King of Brobdingnag thinks that people are the most terrible creatures on the Earth., Swift s close friend, died in 1728. Swift suffered a lot, his mind was breaking. Ten years (1730-1740) he spent in loneliness ... In одна тисяча сімсот сорок дві at the age 74 Swift was declared insane. In 1 745 he died and was buried with simplicity. It is interesting to know that he composed the Latin epitaph for himself. He made it in тисячу сімсот тридцять п'ять when he wrote his will. Translated it sounds like this: Lies the Body ofSwiftDean of the CathedralSavage IndignationNo Longer Tear His Heart, Passerby, do, if you can, as he didMan s Part in DefenceHuman Freedom.remains one of the very few who have made satire an effective weapon with which he attacks the enemy.
Chapter 2. The life of Jonathan Swift
.1 Biography. Youth. Writer. Maturity
Biography
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