Q: In a letter to Pope, Swift wrote: "I heartily hate and detest that animal called man.”This is the central theme of one of his novels. Which is it?
a) A Modest Proposal
b) Absolem & Achitophel
c) Gulliver's travels
d) None of these
Correct answer: c) Gulliver's travels
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Gulliver's travels By Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift was one of the greatest English prose writers. He came from an English family and settled in Dublin, Ireland. He was born on 30th November 1667. He want to be a politician's Secretary which provided materials for his Satire about the political and religious corruption of his society. Swift's major works included A Tale of Tub, The Battle of Books and Gulliver's travels. He also wrote several pamphlets on Church, including "An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1708)". The sentiments of a church of England man concerning Religion and Government 1708. His most popular work "Gulliver's travels", begin in 1721 and was finished by 1725. It is Swift's most comprehensive and brilliantly worked out satire on Man and civilization. Gulliver in the land of Lilliput is one of the most popular stories for children in England. "Gulliver's travels" shows us the Pretensions, Treachery Cowardice and Vanities of human nature on the one land and on the other hand, its endurance, curiosity and spirit of adventure.
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