Format:
1 online resource (civ, 806 pages)
ISBN:
9781139029087
Series Statement:
The Cambridge edition of the works of Jonathan Swift 16
Content:
Gulliver's Travels is one of the few works of English literature which is also a landmark in world literature. Jonathan Swift's account of Lemuel Gulliver's adventures in the fantastical societies of 'remote nations' was an instant best-seller on publication in 1726 and has remained in the public imagination ever since, as both a satiric fantasy and an analysis of the human condition. This scholarly edition offers an authoritative text, based on the widest possible historical collation of the many editions published in Swift's lifetime; a detailed introduction and textual apparatus; and appendices and illustrations presenting important ancillary material with new clarity. Extensive notes and commentary open out the many layers of meaning and allusion in the text, identify new sources and parallels and offer wide-ranging historical background information. An important addition to the Cambridge Swift Edition, this volume will be indispensable for scholars and students of eighteenth-century literature and ideas.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521841641
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009159548
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Swift, Jonathan, 1667 - 1745 The Cambridge edition of the works of Jonathan Swift ; 16: Gulliver's travels Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 ISBN 9780521841641
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Swift, Jonathan 1667-1745 Gulliver's travels
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Edition
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Fiktionale Darstellung
DOI:
10.1017/9781139029087
Author information:
Swift, Jonathan 1667-1745
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