Introduction

The Jonathan Swift was a man of a strong spirit. He has presented excellent piece of work in the English Literature. The author Jonathan Swift made outstanding contributions by writing some of the greatest novels Like Gulliver's Travel, A Tale of a Tub and A Modest Proposal. His literary work mainly comprises of short novels. It makes the reader to understand his work easily. The writings of Jonathan Swift add sentiments and expression to the English literature. The literary work of the writer reflects great sentiments and emotions that enhance the enthusiasm of the audience. The work of Jonathan Swift also contributes towards the purity of the English Literature.

Discussion

The work of Jonathan Swift is great in every respect. His writings contribute greatly in the English Literature. His work introduced new dimensions in the English Literature. The Sentiments and Expression are thoroughly presented in his work. The language that the writer has used in his work is easy and is understandable for everyone. His writings have great flow in them and facilitate the reader with greater understanding of the literature. The writers have excessively discussed religion and human nature in the writings. In numerous writings, the author has also described different happenings of his time. Swift wrote long and diverse themes, always thrashing the society of his time. Jonathan Swift was an admired and feared debater. He wrote prose and verse, a novel, some stories and mostly pamphlets and tracts. Most of his works were published living anonymously except for only one that is “Gulliver's Travels”. This novel received a payment of 200 pounds. The writings of the author, Jonathan Swift addressed political issues, the circles of power in London, relations between Ireland and England and the European situation. The religious themes, the excesses of the church hierarchy, the rigidity of some clergy, the excessive power of the church and social problems famine in Ireland were the main topics of Jonathan Swift, as well. The author and writer rigorously scrutinized the factors of the society he lived. The writer seriously thought about the human condition, their weaknesses and pettiness, from the perspective of a definite misanthrope and included in his writings in order to highlight the issues of the society (John, 2000, 65).

Samuel Johnson has described the writing style of Jonathan Swift. He wrote about the style of Jonathan Swift in the following words, “In his other works is found an equable tenor of easy language”. The writer Samuel Johnson described that the writing style of Jonathan Swift is composed of natural language. His work can be easily understood by the common people. As the work of Jonathan Swift was based on the political and social issues of his time, his work was greatly admired by people. Usually, at that time authors used to write in complex language that could not be understood by the common people of that time. But, it was the quality of Swift's writings that he wrote the fundamental issues in simple and straightforward language. Therefore, his work ...