Viajes de Gulliver – Swift Jonathan (2020)

The Irish poet, novelist, and critic Jonathan Swift (Dublin 1667-1745) is one of the key writers in universal literature. Ordained as a Protestant priest, he actively participated in the political, religious, and cultural life of his time, so much so that his fervent and controversial defense of the Irish cause against England practically made him a national hero. Enrolled in the golden age of the Anglo-Saxon satirical tradition, his work has transcended due to its originality and mastery in the use of literary resources. But it is, above all, the multiple readings offered by Gulliver's Travels that have given him significance and universal fame. A surprising narrative that combines the charm and lightness of an adventure novel with the bitter and pessimistic tone of the social satire it contains. Gulliver's Travels exposes the hypocrisy, the misuse of reason, and the falsehood of the moral assumptions on which the society of his time is based: a giant among dwarfs, a dwarf among giants, Gulliver will always be a victim of the malice of those close to him. Emilio Lorenzo Criado prepared this edition, whose text is offered complete and endorsed by its excellent and...