Jonathan Swift Libros

El poeta, novelista y crítico irlandés Jonathan Swift (Dublín 1667-1745) es uno de los escritores clave de la literatura universal. Ordenado sacerdote protestante, participó activamente en la vida política, religiosa y cultural de su tiempo, tanto que su ferviente y polémica defensa de la causa irlandesa frente a Inglaterra prácticamente lo convirtió en héroe nacional. Inscrito en la edad dorada de la tradición satírica anglosajona, su obra ha trascendido por la originalidad y la maestría en el uso de los recursos literarios. Pero es, sobre todo, las múltiples lecturas que ofrece los Viajes de Gulliver lo que le ha dado trascendencia y fama universal. Un relato sorprendente que combina la amenidad y la ligereza narrativa de la novela de aventuras con el tono amargo y pesimista de la sátira social que contiene. Viajes de Gulliver pone en evidencia la hipocresía, el mal uso de la razón y la falsedad de los presupuestos morales en los que se asienta la sociedad de su época: gigante entre enanos, enano entre gigantes, Gulliver será víctima siempre de la maldad de sus allegados. Emilio Lorenzo Criado preparó esta edición, cuyo texto se ofrece completo y avalado por su excelente y fidedigna traducción.

Lost in a land of small people, Gulliver has to learn their ways and avoid starving! Then he lands in a country of giants. A beautifully illustrated and energetic retelling of one of the world's favourite stories.

The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; and a country ruled by horses.

The originality, concentrated power and ‘fierce indignation’ of his satirical writing have earned Jonathan Swift a reputation as the greatest prose satirist in English literature. Gulliver’s Travels is, of course, his world renowned masterpiece in the genre; however, Swift wrote other, shorter works that also offer excellent evidence of his inspired lampoonery. Perhaps the most famous of these is A Modest Proposal, in which he straight-facedly suggests that Ireland could solve its hunger problems by using its children for food. Also included in this collection are The Battle of Books, A Meditation upon a Broomstick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operations of the Spirit and An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity in England.This inexpensive edition will certainly be welcomed by teachers and students of English literature, but its appeal extends to any reader who delights in watching a master satirist wield words as weapons.

'... a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food...' Swift's devastating short satire on how to solve a famine Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). Swift's works available in Penguin Classics are Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal and Other Writings.