Study Guide to Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (eBook)

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, an immediate popular success when it was published as Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World in 1726.As a novel of eighteenth century Britain, Gulliver's Travels was a satire on human nature and a parody of the travellers tales literary subgenre that was popular at the time. Moreover, Swift has given us a book which helps us measure our achievements, our failures and our predicaments against those of another age and another set of values. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Swift's classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains:- Introductions to the Author and the Work- Character Summaries- Plot Guides- Section and Chapter Overviews- Test Essay and Study Q&AsThe Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by includingessay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.