Jonathan Swift 乔纳森斯威夫特 简介.pptVIP

Jonathan Swift ——one of the very greatest names in English Literature Jonathan Swift: 1667-1745 Jonathan Swift, son of the English lawyer Jonathan Swift the elder, was born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 30, 1667. He grew up there in the care of his uncle before attending Trinity College the age of fourteen, where he stayed for seven years, graduating in 1688. In that year, he became the secretary of Sir William Temple, an English politician and member of the Whig party. From 1707 to 1709 and again in 1710, Swift was in London, petitioning the Whig Party which he had suppo