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

ISBN-13: 9780415700214 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 224 str.

Professor Roger D. Lund

Opis

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:

• extensive introductory comment on the contexts and many interpretations of the text, from publication to present
• annotated extracts from key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itself
• cross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
• suggestions for further reading.

Part of the Routledge Gudies to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Swift s controversial novel."

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Roger D. Lund