Description |
viii, 118 pages ; 21 cm |
Series |
Twentieth century interpretations |
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Twentieth century interpretations.
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Contents |
Introduction / Frank Brady -- Interpretations. The sources of Gulliver's travels / Milton Voigt -- On the philosophical background of Gulliver's travels / T.O. Wedel -- Swift's satire of the second person / Henry W. Sams -- The satirist satirized / Robert C. Elliott -- The satiric victim / E.W. Rosenheim -- Gulliver in Laputa / Kathleen Williams -- The pride of Lemuel Gulliver / Samuel H. Monk -- The Houyhnhnms, the Yahoos, and the history of ideas / R.S. Crane -- Swift : order and obligation / Martin Price -- Viewpoints. A note on Gulliver / W.L. Phelps -- The scientific background of Swift's Voyage to Laputa / Marjorie Nicolson and N.M. Mohler -- Swift and the symbolism of irony / G. Wilson Knight -- The geography of Gulliver's travels / J.R. Moore -- Swift's Yahoos and the Christian symbols for sin / Roland Mushat Frye -- The frailty of Lemuel Gulliver / Paul Fussell -- Gulliver in England / Jim W. Corder -- Some roles of Lemuel Gulliver / W.B. Carnachan |
Summary |
A collection of critical essays and commentary on Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's travels |
Notes |
A Spectrum book ; S-823 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Subject |
Henry, King of England IV, 1367-1413 -- In literature
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Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Gulliver's travels.
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Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character)
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV.
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Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
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Houyhnhnms (Fictitious characters)
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Imaginary societies in literature.
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Satire, English -- History and criticism.
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Travelers in literature.
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Voyages, Imaginary -- History and criticism.
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Yahoos (Fictitious characters)
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Genre/Form |
Essays.
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Author |
Brady, Frank, compiler
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Carnochan, W. B., author
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Corder, Jim W. (Jim Wayne), 1929-1998, author
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Crane, Ronald S. (Ronald Salmon), 1886-1967, author
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Elliott, Robert C., 1914-1981, author
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Frye, Roland Mushat, author
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Fussell, Paul, 1924-2012, author
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Knight, G. Wilson (George Wilson), 1897-1985, author
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Monk, Samuel Holt, author
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Nicolson, Marjorie Hope, 1894-1981, author
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Price, Martin, 1920-2010, author
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Rosenheim, Edward W., author
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Sams, Henry W., author
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Wedel, Theodore Otto, 1892-1970, author
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Williams, Kathleen, -1974, author
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LC no. |
68023699 |
ISBN |
(.95) |
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