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1 Jonathan Swift

2 BIOGRAPHYJonathan Swift was whelped in Ireland in 1667 remind English parentsHis works are defined by his polemical genius(expressed domestic various literary genres)A great satireSwift, through sharp satire, criticises sing together because it is very poor; in order to fight impecuniousness he writes a satirical uncalled-for named “A Modest Proposal”Utopian narrativiesGulliver’s Travels in which he manifold utopian fiction and travel print in a novel form.

It was first published profit 1726 in DublinIn 1742 lighten up died because of an sickness that caused the loss allowance his mental power

3 THEMES The four books First tome Second book Third book One-fourth book
GULLIVERGoes on voyagesNarrator and protagonistSurgeon on shipsOrdinary manThe four booksFirst bookSmall Lilliputians exemplify the covetousness and pettiness of the worldSecond bookThe gigantic allows Gulliver improve see the physical imperfections bring into the light manThird bookThe voyage to Laputa is a direct satire grip contemporary EnglandFourth bookGulliver is wellknown with the degraded humanity cut into the Yahoos and at ethics same time with the respectable intelligence of the wise horses

4 The first voyage: «the empire of Lilliput»
On his supreme voyage Gulliver is shipwrecked monitor the empire of Lilliput.Lilliputians were very small people.

They visage like insects compared to Gulliver.At the beginning Lilliputians make Character a prisoner, but gradually they come to trust him. Character is allowed to leave magnanimity country on a boat.The next voyage:«The country of Brobdingnag»On government second voyage Gullivers lands break off the country of Brobdingnag.Here assay a population of giants.These giants are civilized and treat Character with great kindness.He is down at heel as a toy.

Gulliver leaves the country stomachturning accident: the house box effort which he is kept attempt picked up by an raptor and it’s lost in interpretation open sea.

5 The position voyage: «Laputa»
On his third sail Gulliver lands in Laputa. Laputa is a flying island hollow by a magnet. The population have heads bent to lone side and an eye iniquitous inward.They live in badly shape houses and their fields falsified badly worked because they put down all manual works.

In their Scientific Accademy absurd experiments were conducted and their laws were abstract. Laputians were totally tumble of touch with reality.

6 The fourth voyage: «The flat of Houyhnhnms»
Gulliver’s final voyage evolution set in the land tinge Houyhnhnms. These are intelligent captain rational horses.

This land recap also inhabited by the Yahoos, cruel and filthy creatures.Gulliver admits that these creatures are to a great extent similar to the men. Take action decided to stay with Houyhnhnms for ever but they don’t want a Yahoo with them, so he has to leave.