Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745) - An Irish-born English satirist, known for
his witty, sharp, and fun-loving prose style which has often been called
cynically deranged. Swift displayed a matchless power of feigning reality
by assuming different characters and situations in life.
Gulliver's Travels (1726) - Swift's most famous and enduring work is a
political and social satire about man's abuse of his greatest gift, human
reasoning. It is written in the form of a travel journal.
