The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 309
... effect to be gained by a different treatment of the Lilliputians , who are shown in all their pettiness , involved in political jealousies and factions , at war with a neighbouring empire for reasons utterly preposterous , their emperor ...
... effect to be gained by a different treatment of the Lilliputians , who are shown in all their pettiness , involved in political jealousies and factions , at war with a neighbouring empire for reasons utterly preposterous , their emperor ...
Page 312
... effects . In one direction , purely physical contrasts are explored and we are soon made to realize that the human body , when viewed through a microscope as in effect it is by Gulliver , is utterly disgusting . Swift does not build up ...
... effects . In one direction , purely physical contrasts are explored and we are soon made to realize that the human body , when viewed through a microscope as in effect it is by Gulliver , is utterly disgusting . Swift does not build up ...
Page 326
... effect . Part I is an ingenious fairy- tale , delightful even when it stings , as it often does . As narrative part II is but a sequel to the first Voyage , depending for interest upon similarly fantastic situations . But as nar- rative ...
... effect . Part I is an ingenious fairy- tale , delightful even when it stings , as it often does . As narrative part II is but a sequel to the first Voyage , depending for interest upon similarly fantastic situations . But as nar- rative ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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