ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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Who is the most famous satirist in English literature?
A
Alexander Pope
B
Jonathan Swift
C
William Wordswarth
D
Bulter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Best known as the author of A Modest Proposal (1729), Gulliver’s Travels (1726), and A Tale Of A Tub (1704), Swift is widely acknowledged as the greatest prose satirist in the history of English literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jonathan Swift has been called the greatest satirist in the English language. His genuine outrage at man’s inhumanity to man and his commitment to championing liberty found voice in his biting satire and unflinching criticism of his times.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aristophanes (444 B.C. – 385 B.C.) Chaucer (1343 – October 25th 1400) Erasmus (October 28th 1466 – July 12th 1536) Francois Rabelais (February 4th 1494 – April 9th 1553) Jonathan Swift. Voltaire (November 21st 1694 – May 30th 1778) Nikolai Gogol (March 31st 1809 – March 4th 1852) More items •15-Jul-2016

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