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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... Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith , and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ? But ye have despised the poor . Do not rich men oppress you , and draw you before the judgment seats ? Do ...
... hath trodden under foot the Son of God , and hath counted the blood of the covenant , wherewith he was sanctified , and unholy thing , and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace ? [ Heb . 10 : 26–29 ] . White people trampled upon ...
... hath two males , he changeth one of them with another who hath two females : and when a child hath been lost by casualty , where the mother is past breeding , it is determined what family in the district shall breed another to supply ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
The African Slave Trade 2525 | 67 |
Flagitious and Facinorous Acts | 92 |
Copyright | |
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