Ireland: Notable Writers, Poets, and Playwrights (and their Works)

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<p>1677 - 1707 - George Farquhar (All Facts) </p>

1677 - 1707 - George Farquhar (All Facts)

  • Irish Playwright and Dramatist


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<p>1706 - George Farquhar: The Recruiting Officer (All Facts) </p>

1706 - George Farquhar: The Recruiting Officer (All Facts)

  • Country Comedy


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<p>1707 - George Farquhar: The Beaux' Stratagem (All Facts) </p>

1707 - George Farquhar: The Beaux' Stratagem (All Facts)

  • Work which made the namesake author famous


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<p>1667 - 1745 - Johnathon Swift (All Facts)</p>

1667 - 1745 - Johnathon Swift (All Facts)

  • Anglo-Irish Writer, Satirist, and Essayist


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<p>1726 - Johnathon Swift: Gulliver’s Travels / Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (All Facts)</p>

1726 - Johnathon Swift: Gulliver’s Travels / Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (All Facts)

  • Work about the namesake character named Lemuel and his voyages to

    • Lilliput, an island off the Indies, where the people look human but are six inches tall

    • Brobdingnag, where there were people as tall as church steeples

    • Laputa, a flying island which he found himself in

    • the land of the Yahoos, a land filled with gross and violent human creatures which was governed by horses of wisdom who employ the Yahoos as their beasts

    • these four lands, where he explored human civilization made by the namesake author to appear ridiculous, barbarous, and disgusting

  • Work which was eagerly bought and discussed with great amazement at the time of its publication


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