Gulliver'S Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World

Gulliver'S Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World

by Jonathan Swift
Gulliver'S Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World

Gulliver'S Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World

by Jonathan Swift

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Overview

"Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World" is a satirical novel written by Jonathan Swift and first published in 1726. The novel tells the story of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon who travels to several remote lands. In the first part of the book, Gulliver is shipwrecked on the island of Lilliput, where he discovers a race of tiny people only six inches tall. He becomes embroiled in their political and social conflicts, which satirize the English government of the time. In the second part of the book, Gulliver visits Brobdingnag, a land of giants where he himself becomes the tiny person. He is taken in by a kindly giant and learns about the flaws of humanity from a new perspective. In the third part, Gulliver visits the flying island of Laputa, where he encounters scientists and intellectuals who are so absorbed in their own theories that they are completely disconnected from reality. In the final part, Gulliver travels to the land of the Houyhnhnms, a society of intelligent horses who live in harmony with nature. He is shocked by the contrast with the brutal and selfish behavior of human society. Throughout the novel, Swift uses satire to criticize and ridicule the social and political institutions of his time, as well as human nature in general. The book has become a classic of English literature and a masterpiece of satirical writing.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789358018806
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Publication date: 05/01/2023
Pages: 238
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet, and Anglican cleric. He rose to the position of dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, earning him the moniker "Dean Swift." He lived from 30 November 1667 to 19 October 1745. A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726), and A Modest Proposal are among Swift's best-known writings (1729). He first published all of his works anonymously or using aliases, such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, and M. B. Drapier. He was a master of the Horatian and Juvenalian satirical genres. His writing is deadpan and sardonic, especially in "A Modest Proposal", which is why such satire has come to be known as "Swiftian." On November 30, 1667, in Dublin, in the Kingdom of Ireland, Jonathan Swift was born. He was the only son and the second child of Frisby on the Wreake residents Jonathan Swift (1640-1667) and Abigail Erick (or Herrick). After 1700, Swift lived in Trim, County Meath. Many of his works were written by him at this time. Swift graduated with a Doctor of Divinity degree from Trinity College Dublin in February 1702.
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