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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instanceOf prose fiction
satirical novel
adaptation Gulliver's Travels (1939 animated film)
Gulliver's Travels (1996 television miniseries)
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Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)
author Jonathan Swift
canonicalStatus classic of English literature
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
firstEditionPublisher Benjamin Motte
fullTitle 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
fantasy literature
satire
hasIllustrationTradition numerous illustrated editions
influenced modern fantasy literature
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 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
European colonial powers
Royal Society-style scientific rationalism
Tories
Whigs
linked to: Whig Party
setting Balnibarbi
Brobdingnag
Country of the Houyhnhnms
Glubbdubdrib
Japan
Laputa
Lilliput
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Luggnagg
structure four parts
targetAudience adults
theme critique of colonialism
critique of human nature
critique of war
political satire
reason versus passion
social satire
timePeriodDepicted early 18th century

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Augustan literature notableWork Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift notableWork Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels
Henry Jackman composedScoreFor Gulliver’s Travels (2010 film)
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Gulliver's Travels fullTitle 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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Gulliver's Travels part A Voyage to Lilliput
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Gulliver's Travels part A Voyage to Brobdingnag
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Gulliver's Travels part A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan
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Gulliver's Travels part A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms
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Gulliver's Travels setting Lilliput
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Gulliver's Travels adaptation Gulliver's Travels (1996 television miniseries)
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Jonathan Swift notableWork Gulliver's Travels
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Drapier's Letters relatedWork Gulliver's Travels
Journal to Stella associatedWithAuthorWork Gulliver’s Travels
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Kappa comparedTo Gulliver’s Travels
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver basedOn Gulliver’s Travels
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver sourceMaterialTitle Gulliver’s Travels
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Berny Wolf notableWork Gulliver’s Travels
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Gulliver Park basedOn Gulliver’s Travels
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Gulliver Park inspiredBy Gulliver’s Travels
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Gulliver Park hasTheme Gulliver’s Travels
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Mistress Masham's Repose inspiredBy Gulliver's Travels