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Twentieth Century Interpretations of Gulliver's Travels: A Collection of Critical Essays
Selected articles probe the philosophical background, scientific basis, and use of satire in Swift's classic work
118 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1968
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Frank Brady
76 books31 followersFrank Brandy is the author of numerous critically acclaimed biographies. Internationally recognised as the greatest authority on the life and career of Bobby Fischer, he is also president of New York City's Marshall Chess Club and was the founding editor of Chess Life.
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December 31, 2019
One thing about having a cold - you get plenty of alone time to read! And so I am making my final push to hit 200 before the year is out - lets see if I can achieve it.
Well first up is a slim paperback I stumbled across in the summer. I have always been fascinate with Jonathan Swifts Gulliver's Travels ever since I saw the Ted Danson version many years ago. I knew of the story (I suspect most people do) but had never got around to actually reading it.
Well I will not go in to the details of the book - that is for another review however upon reading this book basically about Gulliver's travels and the author himself I realised there was so much more around the story I just did not know.
I knew that Swift had used this book to communicate many of his criticisms and observations about society I did not however know how bitter and frustrate his was (in the words of Brady) and that this book was one of routes to venting them.
Now I am no scholar or historian but there were a lot of changes going on at the time of the book being written and many of those influences were captured in this book.
So for me, as someone who loves to read "around" a story this is great although at times it did get a little dry. I know that there are many versions of the truth and that sometimes you will never really find them all however as an insight in to Swifts world this was a fascinating read.
Well first up is a slim paperback I stumbled across in the summer. I have always been fascinate with Jonathan Swifts Gulliver's Travels ever since I saw the Ted Danson version many years ago. I knew of the story (I suspect most people do) but had never got around to actually reading it.
Well I will not go in to the details of the book - that is for another review however upon reading this book basically about Gulliver's travels and the author himself I realised there was so much more around the story I just did not know.
I knew that Swift had used this book to communicate many of his criticisms and observations about society I did not however know how bitter and frustrate his was (in the words of Brady) and that this book was one of routes to venting them.
Now I am no scholar or historian but there were a lot of changes going on at the time of the book being written and many of those influences were captured in this book.
So for me, as someone who loves to read "around" a story this is great although at times it did get a little dry. I know that there are many versions of the truth and that sometimes you will never really find them all however as an insight in to Swifts world this was a fascinating read.
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