In this series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express, the selectors offer intriguing insight into their own work.
George Orwell considered Gulliver's Travels among the six most indispensable books in world literature. Recognized as a masterpiece since it first appeared in 1726, Swift's tale of a seaman's adventures is a brilliant, biting piece of satirical writing--aimed originally at Swift's contemporaries, but strikingly relevant to modern life and the unchanging defects of human nature. This edition is based on the 1735 edition, incorporating Swift's revisions to the earlier text.The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; an island of sorcerers; and a country ruled by horses.
Treasury of 5 shorter works by the author of "Gulliver's Travels" offers ample evidence of the great satirist's inspired lampoonery. Title piece plus "The Battle of the Books, A Meditation upon a Broom-Stick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit" and "The Abolishing of Christianity in England."
Aquesta adaptació de la novel·la de Jonathan Swift ha respectat el to i l'humor de l'original i l'ha acostat als lectors joves. A aquesta tasca hi ha contribut amb brillantor l'artista Chris Riddell amb unes il·lustracions ben delirants i plenes de detalls meravellosos.
