La mécanique de l'esprit - Occasion

Los viajes de Gulliver es una novela de Jonathan Swift, publicada en 1726. Aunque se la ha considerado con frecuencia una obra infantil, en realidad es una sátira feroz de la sociedad y la condición humana, camuflada como un libro de viajes por países pintorescos (un género bastante común en la época). El capitán Lemuel Gulliver, se encuentra en situaciones paradójicas: es un gigante entre enanos, un enano entre gigantes y un ser humano avergonzado de su condición en una tierra poblada por caballos sabios que son más humanos que los propios hombres y desconfían, con razón, de éstos.

Los viajes de Gulliver

Embark on a captivating journey through the imaginative world of "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift. This timeless masterpiece, penned in 1726, follows the adventures of Lemuel Gulliver, an intrepid explorer whose voyages lead him to remarkable lands, each with its unique inhabitants and customs. Swift's ingenious satire delves deep into the complexities of human nature and society, offering a thought-provoking commentary that remains relevant across the ages. Join Gulliver as he navigates the realms of giants, miniature beings, philosophers, and more, in this literary marvel that continues to enthrall readers with its wit, insight, and enduring literary prowess.À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURJonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Irish writer and satirist. He is primarily known for his satirical masterpiece "Gulliver's Travels" (1726), in which he critiques society and human nature through the adventures of the main character, Lemuel Gulliver. Swift was also a clergyman and a fervent advocate for the rights of the Irish against English oppression. His sharp writing style and use of irony earned him lasting renown in the world of literature.

Gulliver’s Travels - into several Remote Nations of the World

" Les journées sont courtes et le soir, j'ai cinq heures à passer tout seul avant d'aller au lit. Je serais heureux de parler avec les Fermiers ou les Boutiquiers, mais pas un seul ne parle anglais. Un chien serait de meilleure compagnie que le Vicaire, que je connais de longue date. Que puis-je faire, sinon écrire toutes les choses qui me passent par la tête ? " Holyhead, le 26 septembre 1727

Journal de Holyhead suivi de Poèmes de Holyhead

Gulliver's Travels is a prose satire by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and the "travellers' tales" literary subgenre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. (from wikipedia.org)

Gulliver's Travels

The wits of the present age being so very numerous and penetrating, it seems the grandees of Church and State begin to fall under horrible apprehensions lest these gentlemen, during the intervals of a long peace, should find leisure to pick holes in the weak sides of religion and government. To prevent which, there has been much thought employed of late upon certain projects for taking off the force and edge of those formidable inquirers from canvassing and reasoning upon such delicate points. They have at length fixed upon one, which will require some time as well as cost to perfect. Meanwhile, the danger hourly increasing, by new levies of wits, all appointed (as there is reason to fear) with pen, ink, and paper, which may at an hour's warning be drawn out into pamphlets and other offensive weapons ready for immediate execution, it was judged of absolute necessity that some present expedient be thought on till the main design can be brought to maturity. To this end, at a grand committee, some days ago, this important discovery was made by a certain curious and refined observer, that seamen have a custom when they meet a Whale to fling him out an empty Tub, by way of amusement, to divert him from laying violent hands upon the Ship. This parable was immediately mythologised; the Whale was interpreted to be Hobbes's "Leviathan, " which tosses and plays with all other schemes of religion and government, whereof a great many are hollow, and dry, and empty, and noisy, and wooden, and given to rotation. This is the Leviathan from whence the terrible wits of our age are said to borrow their weapons.

A Tale of a Tub

Swift, plus connu pour ses aventures de Gulliver, livre ici un essai court et humoristique sur la misère qui sévissait en Irlande au XVIIème siècle.

Modeste proposition pour empêcher les enfants des pauvres d'être à la charge de leurs parents ou de leur pays et pour les rendre utiles au public

Je dînerai tout seul comme un roi. Jonathan Swift

Journal de Holyhead - Suivi de Holyhead

Les poèmes de Swift constituent la partie la moins connue de son oeuvre. Ils en représentent pourtant une part considérable, et sont pour le Doyen de Saint Patrick, autant que pour les plus grands écrivains de son temps, un mode d'expression naturel, très apprécié du public. Les textes présentés ici sont d'un satiriste et d'un moraliste (l'un ne va guère sans l'autre) qui fustige avec jubilation les faiblesses, les bassesses et le ridicule de la nature humaine. Si la leçon porte, nul ne le sait, mais il est sûr qu'on y prendra plaisir. Ce recueil reprend, dans une traduction entièrement revue, l'ensemble des textes publiés en 1998 sous le même titre par les éditions Cazimi. Table : Les Bêtes se confessent au prêtre / The Beasts' Confession to the Priest Fable de la veuve et de son chat / A Fable of the Widow and Her Cat L'éléphant ou le parlemantaire / The Elephant or the Parliament Man Le chien et le voleur / The Dog and the Thief Le doyen et le duc / The Dean and the Duke Comment vit l'auteur / The Authors Manner of Living A Betty la grisette / To Betty the Grisette Conseil aux rimailleurs de Grub Street / Advice to the Grub Street Verse-Writers L'élan poétique / The Progress of Poetry De la malveillance / On Censure

La mécanique de l'esprit - Occasion

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