Jonathan Swift

My 10 Favorite Satirical Writers, with Examples

In my personal (and anything but humble) opinion, reading and writing satire is one of the greatest pleasures known within…

4 days ago

Creative Writing: Satire Lessons

Satire: Lesson 1 Using Headlines: Use publications, online publications are fine. Find a theme or topic that has a number…

3 weeks ago

Phrase Origins: Raining Cats and Dogs

I like English, literature and grammar. I always liked learning about idioms and phrases when I was in English class.…

3 weeks ago

Jonathan Swift’s Views on Sacred Texts

Jonathan Swift was one of the premier voices of England during the Enlightenment. At his height, his pen was thought…

7 months ago

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

The fourth voyage of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels is easily read as an indictment of the human species because of…

2 years ago

Jonathan Swift: A Biography

The great English satirist Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 30, 1667 months after his father died.…

2 years ago

Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Definitive Reading List: 8 Books Everyone Should Read

Neil deGrasse Tyson, America's favorite astrophysicist, is not only a great commentator on science, but he is also a very…

2 years ago

Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal and Gulliver’s Travels

Any work that attempts to enlighten the world about the realism of political and social problems are admirable works of…

4 years ago

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