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Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels. Jonathan Swift. Kathy Schafer Application #4. Jonathan Swift ~ His Life. born in Dublin, Ireland educated at Trinity College in Dublin (1682-89), receiving his B.A. in 1686 and M.A. in 1692 in 1695 he was ordained in the Church of

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Gulliver's Travels

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  1. Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift Kathy Schafer Application #4

  2. Jonathan Swift ~ His Life • born in Dublin, Ireland • educated at Trinity College in Dublin (1682-89), receiving his B.A. in 1686 and M.A. in 1692 • in 1695 he was ordained in the Church of Ireland (Anglican), Dublin • throughout the reign of Queen Anne (1702-14), Swift was one of the central characters in the literary and political life of London

  3. Selected Works • A TALE OF A TUB, 1704 • THE BATTLE OF BOOKS, 1704 • TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD... BY LEMUEL GULLIVER. 1726 • A MODERS PROPOSAL, 1729

  4. Gulliver’s Travels ~ The Novel • Type of work· Novel • Genre· Satire • Language· English • Time and place written· Approximately 1712–1726, London and Dublin • Date of first publication· 1726 (1735 unabridged) • Publisher· George Faulkner (unabridged 1735 edition) • Narrator· Lemuel Gulliver • Point of view· Gulliver speaks in the first person. He describes other characters and actions as they appear to him. • Tone· Gulliver’s tone is gullible and naïve during the first three voyages; in the fourth, it turns cynical and bitter. The intention of the author, Jonathan Swift, is satirical and biting throughout. • Tense· Past • Setting (time)· Early eighteenth century • Setting (place)· Primarily England and the imaginary countries of Lilliput, Blefuscu, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the land of the Houyhnhnms • Protagonist· Lemuel Gulliver

  5. Part One Gulliver’s Adventures in Lulliput • Lemuel Gulliver recounts the story of his life

  6. Part TwoGulliver’s Adventure in Brobdingnag Gulliver is discovered by several of these huge creatures that are, in reality, very large (giant-like) human beings

  7. Part ThreeGulliver Discovers the Island of Laputa • “floating island” • The language of the Laputans relies heavily on mathematical and musical concepts, as they value these theoretical disciplines above everything

  8. Part Four Houyhnhnmland Houyhnhmns ~master of the Yahoos, the savage humanlike creatures Rational horses who maintain a simple, peaceful society governed by reason and truthfulness Have the greatest impact on Gulliver

  9. Works Cited • Animationfactory. (2005). Retrieved May 30, 2005, fromhttp://www.animationfactory.com • Gulliver’s travels book cover. (2005). Retrieved May 22, 3005, from www.fdungan.com/ gulliver.htm. • Gulliver travels. (2005). Retrieved May 29, 2005, from www.cliffnotes.com. • Gulliver’s travels.(2005). Retrieved May 29, 2005, from www.sparksnotes.com. • Gulliver at Brobdingnag. (2005). Retrieved May 22, 2005, from www.devon.gov.uk/ • Gulliver at laputa. (2005). Retrieved May 22, 2005, from www.gulliver.cc/ gulliver3.htm • Horses. (2005. Retrieved May 30, 2005, from www.placer.ca.gov/.../ wnv-horses.htm • Portrait of jonathan swift. (2005). Retrieved May 23, 2005, from www.klassiker-der- weltliteratur.de/ swift.htm. • Laputa. (2005). Retrieved May 24, 2005, from www.islomania.com/laputa/

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