Jonathan swift and tale of a tale (2)

Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist born in 1667 in Dublin. Some of his most notable works include A Tale of a Tub (1704), which used an allegory of three brothers and their coats to satirize religious groups like Catholics, Dissenters, and Anglicans. His other major works include Gulliver's Travels (1726), which satirized politics, law, and education, and A Modest Proposal (1729), which criticized English treatment of the Irish through famine and poverty. Swift wrote using satire to draw attention to social and political issues in Ireland during his time.