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My Take
Jonathan Swift is, for my money, the sharpest satirist the English language has produced. Too many people remember Gulliver's Travels as a children's adventure and miss the savage indictment of human vanity underneath it. A Modest Proposal still stuns me with its deadpan cruelty in service of moral outrage. That a Trinity-educated Anglican cleric could skewer power so mercilessly tells you how fearless his intellect was. What strikes me most is durability: writing three centuries old that still lands with full force, because the human folly he dissected never went out of style. I find him endlessly bracing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonathan Swift
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョナサン・スウィフト
- Reading
- じょなさん・すうぃふと
- Born
- November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Dublin, County Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- poet / novelist / satirist / philosopher / human rights defender
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Trinity College, Dublin
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Gulliver's Travels | — | |
| Notable work | A Modest Proposal | — | |
| Notable work | A Tale of a Tub | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jonathan Swift born?
November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745.
Where is Jonathan Swift from?
Jonathan Swift is from Dublin, County Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What does Jonathan Swift do?
Jonathan Swift works as poet, novelist, satirist, philosopher, human rights defender.
What is Jonathan Swift known for?
Notable works include Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Tale of a Tub.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.