Swift Biography
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II) S wift's first m a j o r p r o s e w o rk , A Tal e o f a Tu b , d e m o n strat e s m a n y of the th e m e s and te c hni q u e s h e w o ul d
e m p l o y in hi s lat er w o r k.
It i s r e all y pla yful and funn y b ut p o i nt e d and c r iti c al. T h e Tal e r e c o unts the e x p l o its o f thr e e
s o n s, r e p r e s e ntin g th e C h r i stianity, wh o r e c e i v e a c o at e a c h, with th e in stru cti o n s to m a k e n o c h an g e s .
H o w e v e r, th e
s o n s s o o n find that th e ir c o ats ha v e fall e n o ut of c ur r e nt fas hi o n, and b e g i n to l o o k f or loopholes in th ei r fath e r's
will that will l et th e m m a k e th e n e e d e d c h an g e s .
Eac h o f th e m tr yin g to find a s o l uti on to c o n vi n c e th e ir fath e r, th e y
stru g g l e with e a c h ot h e r f or p o w e r and d o m i nan c e .
T e m p l e wa s e n ga g e d in writin g hi s m e m o i r s and p r e parin g s o m e o f h i s e s s a y s f or pu b li c ati on, and h e ha d S wift a ct
as a ki n d o f s e c r etar y. Ind e e d, s wift ha d hi s c o nf i d e n c e and the s a m e p o l iti c al o p i ni o n s and that’s wh y h e as k e d hi m
fo r h e l p.
In 17 0 8, Jo hn Partrid g e pu b li s h e d p o p ular astrol o g i c al pr e di cti o n s wh e r e h e d et er m i n e d th e d e aths o f m a n y c h ur c h
offi c ial s. S wift atta c k e d Jo hn in Pr e d i cti o n s f or th e f oll o wi n g Y e ar b y Isaa c Bi c k e r staff , a par o d y pr e di ctin g that
Jo hn w o ul d di e o n Mar c h 2 9.
S wift fol l o w e d u p o n Mar c h 3 0, b y writin g in s o m e pa m p h l ets that Partri d g e ha d in
fa ct di e d, whil e h e di d n’t.
Drapi e r's L ette rs ( 172 4 ) wa s written b y S wift and it’s a s e r i e s of pa m p h l et s a gain st th e m o n o p o l y g rant e d b y th e
En gl i s h g o v e r n m e nt to Willia m Wo o d to p r o vi d e th e Iris h with copper coinage . T h e s e l ette rs w e r e s o c o n vi n c i n g
that a r e ward wa s off e r e d b y th e g o v e r n m e nt to an y o n e wh o tell s th e tru e i d e ntity o f th e auth o r.
S wift r e c all e d thi s as
o n e o f hi s b e st a c hi e v e m e nts.
G u lli v e r's Tra v e l s wa s p u bl i s h e d in 1 7 2 6.
It’s r e g ard e d as h i s m a st er pi e c e .
Li ke hi s ot h e r writin g s , it wa s p u bl i s h e d
und e r a p s e u d o n y m , th e fi cti onal L e m u e l G u l li v e r.
It i s a g r e at and s o p hi sti cat e d s atir e o f h u m a n natur e ba s e d o n
S wift's e x p e r i e n c e o f h i s ti m e s .
G ul li v e r' s T ra v e l s i s an anat o m y o f hu m an natur e and s o c i ety. Ea c h o f th e f our b o o k s ,
r e c o untin g fo ur v o y a g e s , ha s a diff e r e nt st or y and th e m e , b ut all ar e atte m pts to d e p r e c i at e h u m a n pr i d e .
In 1 7 2 9, S wift pu b li s h e d A M o d e st Pr o p o s al fo r Pr e v e ntin g th e C h i l dr e n o f Po o r Pe o p l e in Irelan d B e i n g a c h ar g e
o n T h e i r Par e nts, a satir e wh e r e the narrat o r, r e c o m m e n d s that Ireland's p o o r o n e s e s c a p e th e ir p o v e rt y b y s e l lin g th e ir
c h i l dr e n as f o o d to th e ri c h.
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