Gulliver's Travels - Couverture souple

Swift, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0582534232 ISBN 13 : 9780582534230

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 1977

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Gulliver's Travel is a novel writted by Jonathan Swift published in 1726, amended 1735), is a prose satire by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and the "travellers' tales" literary subgenre. Plot Summary : The travel begins with a short preamble in which Lemuel Gulliver gives a brief outline of his life and history before his voyages. During his first voyage, Gulliver is washed ashore after a shipwreck and finds himself a prisoner of a race of tiny people, less than 6 inches (0.50 ft) tall, who are inhabitants of the island country of Lilliput. After giving assurances of his good behavior, he is given a residence in Lilliput and becomes a favorite of the Lilliput Royal Court. He is also given permission by the King of Lilliput to go around the city on condition that he must not harm their subjects. At first, the Lilliputians are hospitable to Gulliver, but they are also wary of the threat that his size poses to them. The Lilliputians reveal themselves to be a people who put great emphasis on trivial matters.

Biographie de l'auteur :

About the Author Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift (1667 – 1745) was a satirist, essayist, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Swift is remembered for works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726), and A Modest Proposal (1729). Encyclopædia Britannica regards him as the foremost prose satirist in the English language. His ironic writing style, particularly in A Modest Proposal, has led to such satire being subsequently termed "Swiftian.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0582534232
• ISBN 13: 9780582534230
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80