This series of works on the state of the Irish economy culminated in A Modest Proposal(1729). Incidentally,he also found time to write that masterpiece of satire,Gulliver's Travels (1726)
❖ This series of works on the state of the Irish economy culminated in A Modest Proposal (1729). ❖ Incidentally, he also found time to write that masterpiece of satire, Gulliver's Travels (1726)
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❖ Death of his beloved Stella ❖ Gradually grew mentally unstable in the years before his death in 1745
ll.Major Concerns 1.Moral attributes 2.Human nature
II. Major Concerns ❖ 1. Moral attributes ❖ 2. Human nature
1.Moral attributes Swift was a man of great moral integrity and social charm. He had a deep hatred for all the rich oppressors and a deep sympathy for all the poor and oppressed
1. Moral attributes ❖ Swift was a man of great moral integrity and social charm. ❖ He had a deep hatred for all the rich oppressors and a deep sympathy for all the poor and oppressed
2.Human nature His understanding of human nature is profound. In his opinion,human nature is seriously and permanently flawed. To better human life,enlightenment is needed, but to redress it is very hard
2. Human nature ❖ His understanding of human nature is profound. ❖ In his opinion, human nature is seriously and permanently flawed. ❖ To better human life, enlightenment is needed, but to redress it is very hard