Gulliver as Slave Trader: Racism Reviled by Jonathan SwiftMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2006 M07 25 - 252 pages The pointed social commentaries of master satirist Jonathan Swift are heavy with irony, but Swift rarely left any doubt about his true meaning. In the case of Gulliver's Travels, however, Swift's meaning has been the subject of debate among scholars for almost 300 years. Here, Elaine Robinson offers a new and fascinating interpretation for this literary classic. Pointing out clues throughout Gulliver, Robinson demonstrates Swift's uses of Everyman, Bernard of Clairvaux, Bonaventure, Boccaccio, Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton to define real Christianity as a basis for protesting the African slave trade and racism. In doing so, she illuminates Swift's insight, honesty, piercing irony, and brilliant wit, and calls attention to the disturbing relevance of Gulliver's Travels in the 21st century. |
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... Scripture alluded to for the May 4 date is I Kings 12 , having to do with the cruelty and tyranny of King Rehoboam , of whom the King of Lilliput is very much a reflection . The counsel that King Rehoboam forsakes , " If you will be a ...
... Scripture answers the question . Both question and answer are to be understood as involving wicked Jews and white people who " catch men " via the African slave trade . Shall the Lord not visit and be avenged for this ? The answer is ...
... Scripture , which illumines in regard to “ saving truth , ” vastly contrary to pride in reason as demonstrated . The fourth light provides crucial insight , as a clue to the understanding of Gul- liver's Travels : Now the fourth light ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
The African Slave Trade 2525 | 67 |
Flagitious and Facinorous Acts | 92 |
Copyright | |
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