- SWIFT, Jonathan
- (1667-1745)English ANGLICAN theologian and SOCIAL satirist famous for his novel Gulliver's Travels (1726).
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
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Swift,Jonathan — Swift (swĭft), Jonathan. 1667 1745. Irish born English writer known for his satirical works, including Gulliver s Travels (1726) and A Modest Proposal (1729). * * * … Universalium
Swift, Jonathan — Swift, Jonathan. Es ist der Triumph, wie der Probierstein der wahren Dichterkraft, daß sie aus den verschiedensten Elementen, himmlischer Goldstufen wie irdischer Schlacken, aus Thränen und Windesbrausen nur eine einzige harmonische Landschaft… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Swift, Jonathan — born Nov. 30, 1667, Dublin, Ire. died Oct. 19, 1745, Dublin Irish author, the foremost prose satirist in English. He was a student at Dublin s Trinity College during the anti Catholic Revolution of 1688 in England. Irish Catholic reaction in… … Universalium
Swift, Jonathan — (1667–1745) Satirist and Churchman. Swift was ordained into the ministry of the Church of Ireland and he rose to become Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in 1713. He took part in both the political and religious life of his time, but he is… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Swift, Jonathan — (1667 1745) An Irish poet, writer, and political satirist who is probably best remembered for his book Gulliver s Travels. The description of the miniature and giant figures in this book, referred to as Lilliputians and Gulliverians, as well… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Swift, Jonathan — (1667 1745) Born in Dublin his father was a lawyer whose family had gone to Ireland after the Restoration he attended Trinity College and from 1689 to 1699 was secretary to Sir William Temple in Surrey. After Temple s death, Swift was ordained … British and Irish poets
Swift, Jonathan — ► (1667 1745) Escritor británico. Representante típico de la crítica demoledora de su época. Autor de: La batalla de los libros (1704) y de los famosos Viajes de Gulliver (1726), sátira de la Inglaterra de la época y de la sociedad humana, y… … Enciclopedia Universal
Swift, Jonathan — (1667 1745) Satirist, was b. at Dublin of English parents. Dryden was his cousin, and he also claimed kin with Herrick. He was a posthumous child, and was brought up in circumstances of extreme poverty. He was sent to school at Kilkenny, and… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
SWIFT, JONATHAN — born at Dublin, a posthumous son, of well connected parents; educated at Kilkenny, where he had Congreve for companion, and at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was a somewhat riotous and a by no means studious undergraduate, only receiving… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Jonathan Swift — Nacimiento 30 de noviembre de 1667 Dublín Defunci … Wikipedia Español
