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With Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, the Anglo-Irish cleric and writer Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) created one of the most absurdist pieces of literature of his (and maybe even all) time. On four consecutive journeys out to sea, surgeon and prospective ship captain Lemuel Gulliver finds himself in strange lands and civilizations. There he meets the tiny Lilliputians; the giants of Brobdingnag; the erudite Laputians, who...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, an immediate popular success when it was published as Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World in 1726.
As a novel of eighteenth century Britain, Gulliver's Travels was a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary subgenre that was popular at the time. Moreover, Swift has given us a book...
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A Study Guide for Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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Squire: What's this? Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver? Francis: Gulliver's Travels, my lord. Squire: Ah, the Reverend Swift! Splendid story. Big people and little people. Steward: Very well-known, sir. Francis: My lord, to be frank, it s not only a matter of big and little. There are things about it, sir, words are spoken, certain actions performed that... Squire: Perform it now. For our pleasure. Or Henry here will...
5) Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Gulliver's Travels with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, which follows the title character, Lemuel Gulliver, as he embarks on a series of exploratory voyages and discovers numerous new species, from the diminutive Lilliputians to the impressively wise Houyhnhnms. Gulliver's journey makes him keenly aware of...
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Lemuel Gulliver always dreamed of sailing across the seas, but he never imagined the places his travels would take him. His adventures could be the greatest tales ever told, if he survives long enough to tell them. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers....
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Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift's unforgettable satire takes readers into worlds formerly unimagined. Visit four strange and remarkable lands: Lilliput, where Gulliver seems a giant among a race of tiny people, Brobdingnag, the opposite, where the natives are giants and Gulliver puny, the ruined yet magical country of Laputa, and the home of the Houyhnhnms, gentle horses far superior to the ugly humanoid Yahoos who share their universe....
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Duke Classics
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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a witty and insightful satirical novel recounts the history of Lemuel Gulliver, "First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships". In his travels Gulliver visits the Land of Lilliput, where he towers over the local inhabitants, the land of Brobdingnag where he is much smaller than the citizens, the floating island of Laputa, infested with fanatical scientists who in their obsession with reason
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Lemuel Gulliver sets out on a series of travels, but each time he finds himself shipwrecked in new and unfamiliar lands. And how unfamiliar … In Lilliput, everyone is tiny, and it takes thousands of them to capture him; in Brodingnag, they're huge and treat him as a sort of living toy; in Laputa, they live on a floating island inventing impossibly mad projects; and the Houyhnhnms are horses! But through all his adventures, Gulliver learns to see...
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Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift's unforgettable satire takes readers into worlds formerly unimagined. Visit four strange and remarkable lands: Lilliput, where Gulliver seems a giant among a race of tiny people; Brobdingnag, the opposite, where the natives are giants and Gulliver puny; the ruined yet magical country of Laputa; and the home of the Houyhnhnms, gentle horses far superior to the ugly humanoid Yahoos who share their universe....
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Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
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1999, c1995
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1 DVD (187 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet.
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The tale of an 18th-century physician who takes eight years to travel through a variety of fantastical lands, only to have everyone but his wife take him for a madman when he returns home.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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[2011]
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2 videodiscs (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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"When a shipwreck lands a lowly mailroom clerk named Gulliver (Black) on the fantastical island of Lilliput, he transforms into a giant--in size and ego! Gulliver's tall tales and heroic deeds win the hearts of the tiny Lilliputians, but when he loses it all and puts his newfound friends in peril, Gulliver must find a way to undo the damage. Through it all, Gulliver may just learn that it's how big you are on the inside that counts"--Container.
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