Gulliver's Travels (Ignatius Critical Editions)

Jonathan Swift

ISBN 10: 1586173952 / ISBN 13: 9781586173951

Verlag: Ignatius Press, 2010

2010. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781586173951

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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is one of the greatest satirical works ever written. Through the misadventures of Lemuel Gulliver, his hopelessly modern protagonist, Swift exposes many of the follies of the English Enlightenment, from its worship of science to its neglect of traditional philosophy and theology. Swift's satire on the threats posed by the Enlightenment and the embryonic spirit of secular fundamentalism makes Gulliver's Travels priceless reading for today's defenders of tradition. This new critical edition, edited by Dutton Kearney of Aquinas College, contains detailed notes to the text and a selection of tradition-oriented essays by some of the finest contemporary Swift scholars.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Poet, satirist, political pamphleteer and clergyman, Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) had a rich literary lineage that could boast of the likes of John Dryden and Sir Walter Raleigh. Early in his career, Swift published his works either anonymously or under pen-names. He wrote under his own name only after he had become an established author and commentator. He was a master of sarire, and employed this technique brilliantly in works such as A Tale of a Tub, A Modest Proposal, and Gulliver's Travels.

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Titel: Gulliver's Travels (Ignatius Critical ...
Verlag: Ignatius Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New