Viaggi di Gulliver nelle lontane regioni

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Contributor:

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

Barbieri, Gaetano, 1767-1853

Language:

Italian

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Viaggi di Gulliver nelle lontane regioni" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical novel written in the early 18th century. The book follows Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, as he embarks on extraordinary voyages to fantastical lands, encountering various societies and cultures that serve as mirrors to human nature. Swift employs Gulliver's adventures to critique the political and social conditions of his time, using humor and fantastical elements to address serious themes. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Gulliver, detailing his modest beginnings and motivation for travel. He describes his early education and the various roles he took on, leading to his decision to immerse himself in the realm of maritime adventures. After several journeys, he faces a near-fatal shipwreck which brings him to Lilliput, a land inhabited by tiny people. This entry sets the stage for Gulliver's unique experiences and the whimsical yet incisive social commentary that characterizes the novel as he navigates the bizarre situations and characters that challenge his views on humanity and governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 27.7 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.

Translation of parts I, II, and III of Gulliver's Travels.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_viaggi_di_Gulliver

Release date is 2020-01-15