Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of Jonathan Swift's satirical essay, "A Modest Proposal" (1729). Referring to the worsening state of poverty amongst families and children in Ireland at the time, Swift's proposal is to solve the problem by feeding the children of the poor to the rich. Throughout the text he uses statistics, data, and various methods - including recipes - to evidence the economic viability of his suggestion. The essay was received with humour, yet Swift's powerful critique of social welfare and political injustice is clear. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was a prolific writer, poet and political pamphleteer, born into the Anglo-Irish ruling class. He is most remembered for his scathing satirical style and other famous works: "A Tale of a Tub" (1704) and "Gulliver's Travels" (1726).
First published in 1726, "Gulliver's Travels - Into Several Remote Nations of the World" is a prose satire by Jonathan Swift that satirises human nature and the "travellers' tales" genre of literature popular at the time. Swift's best known work, it was incredibly successful when first published and remains a much-loved classic of English literature. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish essayist, satirist, poet, political pamphleteer, and Anglican cleric. One of the most prominent prose satirists in the English language, he was a master of both Horatian and Juvenalian satire whose ironic writing style led to similar works being referred to as "Swiftian". Contents include: "A Voyage to Lilliput", "A Voyage to Brobdingnag", "A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdrib, Luggnagg and Japan", and "A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms". Other notable works by this author include: "A Tale of a Tub" (1704), "An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity" (1712), and "A Modest Proposal" (1729). Read & Co. Classics is republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter by George Edward Woodberry.
Los viajes de Gulliver (1726) es una novela sat rica de Jonathan Swift. Present ndose como el "Dr. Lemuel Gulliver", pretendi divulgar sus viajes en los que se encuentra con una serie de culturas extra as. Este estilo literario de la divulgaci n de viajes era com n en ese entonces, incluyendo la invenci n de culturas extra as y "salvajes", dise adas deliberadamente para remover las conciencias de los brit nicos de la poca. El viaje a varias naciones lejanas del mundo del cirujano ingl s Lemuel Gulliver, se toma a veces como historia para ni os.
Gullivers Reisen ist das bekannteste Werk des irischen Schriftstellers, anglikanischen Priesters und Politikers Jonathan Swift. In der Originalfassung besteht das Buch aus vier Teilen und wurde 1726 unter dem Titel Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World in Four Parts By Lemuel Gulliver, first a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships ver ffentlicht. Bekannt ist insbesondere die zweiteilige Kinderbuchausgabe, in welcher Gulliver erst das Land der Zwerge entdeckt und dann im Land der Riesen landet.
Los viajes de Gulliver (en ingl s Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, o de forma abreviada Gulliver's Travels) es una novela de Jonathan Swift, publicada en 1726. Aunque se la ha considerado con frecuencia una obra infantil, en realidad es una s tira feroz de la sociedad y la condici n humana, camuflada como un libro de viajes por pa ses pintorescos (un g nero bastante com n en la poca). La obra se considera un cl sico de la literatura universal y ha inspirado numerosas adaptaciones y versiones. El libro se volvi famoso tan pronto como fue publicado; John Gay dijo en una carta en 1726 a Swift que es universalmente le do, desde el Gabinete del Consejo hasta la guarder a; desde entonces, nunca ha dejado de imprimirse. El libro se nos presenta como la narraci n de un viajero con el falso t tulo Viajes a varias remotas Naciones del Mundo, su autor a solo se asigna a Lemuel Gulliver, siendo al principio un cirujano, y luego un capit n de diversos barcos. El texto es presentado como una narraci n en primera persona por el supuesto autor, y el nombre Gulliver no aparece en el libro m s que en el t tulo. Diferentes versiones del libro contienen diferentes versiones del material introductorio que son casi los mismos en los libros modernos. El libro propiamente dicho est dividido en cuatro partes, cada una representando un viaje.
Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 - October 19, 1745) was an Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for Tories), and poet, famous for works like Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, The Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, and A Tale of a Tub. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, although he is less well known for his poetry. Swift published all of his works under pseudonyms - such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M.B. Drapier - or anonymously. He is also known for being a master of 2 styles of satire; the Horatian and Juvenalian styles. Source: Wikipedia
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