1st Edition

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels A Routledge Study Guide

Edited By Roger D. Lund Copyright 2006
224 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

An extremely complex, yet widely studied text, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels ranks as one of the most scathing satires of British and European society ever published. Students will therefore welcome the publication of Roger Lund’s sourcebook, which provides a clear way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surounds the text. This indispensable guide presents:... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: Contexts  Contextual Overview.  Chronology.  Contemporary Documents.  Letters to and From Jonathan Swift.  Sources, Influences, and Imitations  Part 2: Interpretations  Critical History.  Early Critical Reception  Part 3: Key Passages  Introduction.  Key Passages.  Part 1: A Voyage to Lilliput  Part 2: A Voyage to Brogdingnag  Part 3: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan  Part 4: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms  Part 4: Further Reading  Editions and Text.  Biographies.  Essay Collections.  Critical Histories and Casebooks.  Book-Length Studies and Individual Essays

Biography

Roger D. Lund