Pros: It's the classic, with a lot of support for modern readers. Cons: The footnotes again, and sometimes Swift himself.
Jonathan Swift, in the English-speaking world, at least, is synonymous with barbed, bitter satire. Perhaps it is partly the circumstances of history -- Swift's time is no longer a living reality -- and partly the result of a dumbed-down, in-your-face ...
Pros: Well, it is a classic. Also, I thought a few of its concepts were briefly entertaining Cons: Too wordy to be gripping and interesting, and too ridiculous to be taken seriously for the issues it addresses
Let me start off on the right foot by admitting that this book, in all fairness, had a lot going against it at the time that I read it.
1. Although I'm an avid reader, I hate being told to read something. So when my English teacher slapped...
Pros: Entertaining and imaginative story Cons: Rambles in some places.
This story is basically a fictitious travelogue that chronicles the adventures of one Captain Lemuel Gulliver. The story was first published in 1726 as an autobiographical account, although most realized it was actually written by Swift. It is...
Pros: Very entertaining and thought-provoking Cons: None
If you haven't had the pleasure of reading Gulliver's Travels, you are in for a treat. The story tells of Gulliver, a sailor who is shipwrecked on an island in which things are drastically different. He meets a race of little people named Lilliputians...
The textbook, Gulliver's Travels (Norton Critical Edition), by Jonathan Swift and Albert J. Rivero, available in Paperback. Published by: W.W. Nort...More at Textbooks.com
One of the most significant satires in history, Gullivers Travelsspares no interest from its irreverent wit and attacks on political and financial cor...More at Christianbook.com
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