Perspectives on Gullivers Travels (Hardcover)  | Released: 2004

Perspectives on Gullivers Travels is meant to be a useful guide for students as well as teachers. It embraces the entire spectrum of the various aspects of Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels. It deals with the life and works of the author, the philosophical background, satire, irony, misanthropy, misogyny, structure, prose style as well as the chapter-wise summary of the book with comments.Table of Contents: 1. The Life of Jonathan Swift 2. The Works of Jonathan Swift 3. The Sources of Gullivers Travels 4. The Criticism of Gullivers Travels Through the Ages 5. The Philosophical Background of Gullivers Travels 6. The Chapterwise Summary of Gullivers Travels with Comments 7. A Brief Synopsis of Gullivers Travels 8. The Significance of the Four Voyages 9. Gullivers Travels as a Childrens Classics 10. The Structure of Gullivers Travels 11. Irony in Gullivers Travels 12. Misanthropy of Swift in Gullivers Travels 13. Swift as a Misogynist in Gullivers Travels 14. Swift as a Satirist in Gullivers Travels 15. The Prose Style of Swift in Gullivers Travels 16. The Portrayal of the Eighteenth Century Life Questions of Answers Bibliography