Gulliver’s Reizen
'Gulliver’s Reizen' Summary
Lemuel Gulliver, een Engelse chirurg, onderneemt verschillende reizen naar verre landen. Tijdens zijn eerste reis komt hij terecht in Lilliput, een land bewoond door dwergen. Daarna reist hij naar Brobdingnag, een land bewoond door reuzen. In beide landen maakt Gulliver allerlei vreemde avonturen mee en leert hij veel over de menselijke natuur. Gulliver's reizen zijn een satire op de menselijke samenleving en haar gebreken. Het boek is nog steeds zeer populair en wordt beschouwd als een klassieker van de Engelse literatuur.Book Details
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Jonathan Swift
Ireland
Swift is remembered for works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726), and A Modest Proposal (1729). He is regarded by the Encyclo...
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