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Swift: Gulliver's Travels

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Published 1993

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This critical introduction to Gulliver's Travels aims at giving a fresh and impartial account of the world-famous satire. It characterises the significant historical and literary background to the work, and explores the text itself in the reading order intended by Swift. It gives proper attention to Swift's narrative and stylistic art, and to the experience of the reader, which have tended to be neglected in the course of prolonged academic arguments over interpretation. It also discusses the relation of the…

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  • A fresh view of Gulliver's Travels that stands back from the academic disputes over interpretation and addresses other aspects of the text too
  • Sums up and extends the last 70 years of research on the subject
  • Explores the background, artistry, and afterlife of this world-famous satire in clear, accessible terms

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