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Section 1
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Swift dies in 1745
"a driveller and a show"
what is plan b
blind him then starve him to death
In A modest proposal what is a persona
a character that the narrator takes on - he hides behind
What are the real proposals for eating babies (7)
1. tax absentee landowners living in England 2.no more imports 3. straighten out the woman 4. stop factions and work together 5. proud to be irish 6. teach landowners to be mercyful 7. teach shop keepers to be honest
Who does the plot revolve around in the tale of a tub
3 brothers peter, martin and john
how does gulliver end the war
without blood shedding
what happened with the queen
he mocked the religion with tale of a tub, priest hates on church
what is the ship in voyage two
adventure
how does gulliver arrive and depart form voyage two
arrives mans inhumane departs- act of nature
What was the literary controvercy of the battle of the books
which authors were more valuable ; the ancients or the moderns
What is swifts aid to satire
excremental vision or scatological vision means obsession with body functions- dirty images
in voyage one- politics
trails of dexterity (how well you move)
What is the one improbility in voyage one
6 inch tall people
What was Swifts original plan for Gulliver's travels
satirize the travel books popular in his day
What is the ship called that Gulliver arrives in for his first voyage
Antelope
What are the 7 paradox's about swift
-beginning of life= mom and dad- English he is Irish -dad dies before he was born - his nurse kidnapped him= absent mom for first three years -grandfather on dads side= anglican -grandfather on moms side= puritan - priest that writes dirty (Like john donne) - end of his life he goes insane last 6 years hes insane
What are the two types of satires
Horatian and Juvenalian
What is the word that means to hate people
misanthrope
where did swift move to, to try to advance his position in hopes to become a bishop
london
How does Gulliver arrive and depart from voyage one
arrive- act of nature; shipwreck departure- man's inhumane
What does a true satire use
humor to inspire a remodeling
What is a paradox
a contradiction
Who was Swifts first job under
sir william temple- served as his secretary
epitaph
he has gone where fierce indignation (rightous) can lacerate (cut self bad) his heart no more
What is narrative level
simple story level; is the literal account of Gulliver's unusual experiences
what is the time gap between voyage 1 and 2
two months
big end
catholics
What is a staire
a literary manner which blends a critical attitude with humor and wit to the end that human institutions may be improved
what is the allegory for voyage one
war with blesfscu england vs france
What were the 7 fake benefits of eating babies?
1. greatly lessen the number of papists (Catholics) 2. the poor will own something valuable 3. stock market will go up 4. parents wouldn't have any expenses 5. make new food- new restaurants 6. family life will improve 7. export beef
where does voyage two take place
in Brobdingnag
Who was the satire of the batttle of the books written against
the moderns and neither side wins
After temples death what does swift accept
a small parish in ireland
the battle of the books
mock heroic epic about a battle that breaks out between ancient and modern books in st. james library
What is the order of voyages that it was written
1,2,4,3
what type of staire does swift use
juvenalian
where is swift settled at in Dublin
Deanery of St. Patrick
what was the tale of a tub about
changes they made in the coat left to them in their fathers will despite his warning forbidding any changes
Where does voyage one go
Lilliput
What is allegorical level
symbolism; a bitter comic satire of universal significance
in voyage one- religion
edict on eggs
What satire made swift lose his chances of being a priest in england
The Tale of a Tub
what is gulliver named after the war
the hardac he is knighted
little end
anglicans
what is swifts art in satire
satire of human nature rather than travel books and he only has one improbability per voyage
What were the two supreme achievements in Gulliver's Travels
narrative level and allegorical level
Who did swift defend when he wrote the battle of books
sir William temple
What is a projector in a modest proposal
a social science and scientist
gulliver is what in voyage 1
gullible
what is plan a to get gulliver out of Lilliput
poison him- but they dont do it
Section 2
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