Jonathan Swift

a cura di R. Aimo e R. Palmer
 Fantasy and satire are the main ingredients of the novel, parody of travel literature, and vitriolic criticism of Swift's society and of human nature.
 Lemuel Gulliver recounts his travels to exotic lands: Lilliput, where he meets tiny beings; Brobdingnag, the country of the giants; Laputa, the flying island inhabited by scientists and philosophers; finally, he describes his encounter with rational horses, the Houyhnhnms, wise beings who live together with savages, the Yahoos, similar to men.
 The book contains in-depth analyses connected to the issues of the novel. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Key to Summing-up Activities.
 
 Fantasia e satira sono gli elementi costitutivi del romanzo, parodia della letteratura di viaggio e feroce critica della società del tempo e della natura umana.
 Gulliver narra di viaggi in terre strane: Lilliput, dove incontra minuscoli esseri; Brobdingnag, il paese dei giganti; Laputa, l'isola volante degli scienziati e filosofi; infine, la terra dei cavalli razionali, gli Houyhnhnms, esseri saggi che convivono con esseri brutali, gli Yahoos, simili agli uomini.
 Il libro contiene approfondimenti legati alle tematiche del romanzo.

Chapter 1 – Lilliput, a strange island

Extension: Famous Explorers and Navigators

Chapter 2 – Life on Lilliput

Extension: Famous British ships

Chapter 3 – Brobdingnag

Extension: Utopias

Chapter 4 – Life at court

Extension: Life in the 18th century

Chapter 5 – The flying island

Extension: Imaginary places in legend and fiction

Chapter 6 – The land of horses

Extension: Gulliver at the cinema

Summing-up activities

Glossary

1  Lilliput, a strange island Chapter BEFORE READING 1 2 What do you already know? a. Gulliver is a c novelist c doctor c sailor b. Lilliput is c an island c a ship c a travel book c. The Lilliputians are c giants c very little people c pets Make predictions. Which words will you find in the first chapter? Tick them. c storm c water 3 c sailor c captain c snow c wind Match the illustrations with the words. a. b. c. d. e. bow and arrow rope ladder chains padlock f. g. h. i. j. 6 wheel handkerchief pistol and bullets needle basket c ice c fish 

Gulliver s Travels Lilliput, a strange island M Chapter 1 My name is Lemuel Gulliver. When I was fourteen years old, my father sent me to Emanuel College in Cambridge to study to become a doctor. Then I worked in London, but life was difficult there because I couldn t earn1 enough money for my wife and myself. So I decided to make voyages as a ship s doctor. One day I accepted a good offer from Captain William Prichard, captain of the Antelope, who was organizing a voyage to the South Sea. We left from Bristol on May 4, 1699 and our voyage was quiet at first, but on our way to the East Indies a strong wind pushed us in the wrong direction. The wind was very violent and our ship hit something in the water and broke! Six of the crew2 (I was one of them) put a small boat into the sea and we rowed3 for some time, but a sudden4 wind overturned5 our boat! We fell into the water! I swam for a long time. I was exhausted, but then I put my feet down and I could stand! I came to a beach, continued walking for about half a mile and then fell asleep on the grass6 because I was so tired. I woke up some hours later; it was daylight and I tried to stand up, but I couldn t move! My arms, legs, hair and hands were tied7 to the ground. It was hot and I was very uncomfortable. Suddenly I felt something moving on my face and body! I saw a very small man, about fifteen centimetres tall, walking on my face. He had a bow and an arrow in his hands and behind him I could see forty or more other little men. I shouted8 with surprise and they all jumped back9 because they were frightened10! Then I tried to free my left arm of the 1. earn: get money for what you do. 2. crew: people working on a ship. 3. rowed: made the boat move across water. 4. sudden: unexpected. 5. overturned: turned (our boat) upside down. 6. grass: 7. tied: fixed with ropes. 8. shouted: made a loud noise with my voice. 9. jumped back: went back with a jump. 10. frightened: feeling afraid. 7 

Fantasia e satira in Gulliver, parodia dei viaggi e critica sociale. Scopri Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa e gli Houyhnhnms.

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Gulliver's Travels

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