ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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: -Swift’s first major work of satire, “A Tale of the Tub” (1704), railed against “the numerous and gross corruptions in religion and learning, ” criticizing who he called “religious enthusiasts.” Two of his most famous works, however, are the essay “A Modest Proposal” and the book “Gulliver’s Travels."

Detailed explanation-4: -Swift happens to be the best satirist since he laid the best foundation of the satire from his novel ‘’a Tale of Tub”, the novel was meant to criticize western Christianity especially the; leaders of the church. In his novel, he criticized the public figures who were highly involved in the political matter.