Gulliver's Travels
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Gulliver's Travels is a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift that uses fantastical voyages to critique human nature, politics, and society in early 18th-century Britain.
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prose fiction
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satirical novel ⓘ |
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Gulliver's Travels (1939 animated film)
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Gulliver's Travels (1996 television miniseries)
Gulliver's Travels (2010 film) ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Swift ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | classic of English literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublisher | Benjamin Motte ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Gulliver's Travels
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Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts, by Lemuel Gulliver, first a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships
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| genre |
adventure fiction
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fantasy literature ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationTradition | numerous illustrated editions ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern fantasy literature
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political satire in prose ⓘ |
| literaryGenreFeature | travel narrative parody ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lemuel Gulliver ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| oftenMisclassifiedAs | children's literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| part |
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A Voyage to Brobdingnag
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A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan
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A Voyage to Lilliput
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A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms
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| publicationDate | 1726 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
British politics
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European colonial empires ⓘ
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European colonial powers
Royal Society-style scientific rationalism ⓘ Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
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Tories
Whig Party ⓘ
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Whigs
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| setting |
Balnibarbi
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Brobdingnag ⓘ Country of the Houyhnhnms ⓘ Glubbdubdrib ⓘ Japan ⓘ Laputa ⓘ Gulliver's Travels self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Lilliput
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| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of colonialism
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critique of human nature ⓘ critique of war ⓘ political satire ⓘ reason versus passion ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 18th century ⓘ |
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Gulliver’s Travels (2010 film)
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Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts, by Lemuel Gulliver, first a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships
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A Voyage to Lilliput
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A Voyage to Brobdingnag
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A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan
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A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms
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Lilliput
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Gulliver's Travels (1996 television miniseries)
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Jonathan Swift
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
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