Gulliver's Travels Essays and Criticism

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Gulliver's Travels | Essays and Criticism

• The Historical and Cultural Background of Swift's Satire

  In the following essay, this author explores the historical and cultural background of Swift's satire and explains the differing interpretations of the ending of Gulliver's Travels.

• The Hairy Maid at the Harpsichord: Some Speculations on the Meaning of Gulliver's Travels

  This critic shows how Gulliver is treated as a monster during his journey, and argues that Gulliver accepts and even encourages this role in order to distinguish himself as an individual.

• The Satirist Satirized: Studies of the Great Misanthropes

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