In Swift’s satire “the material bodily principle” (in Bachtin’s words) plays an important role and the images of the human body are often used as an instrument for exposing social contradictions and pretensions. The essay analyses the different ways of this uses, together with Swift’s political targets, taking into consideration two of the major works written by the author, namely A Tale of a Tub and Gulliver’s Travels.
The grotesque Body in Swift's Satire: 'A Tale of a Tub' and 'Gulliver's Travels'
TRULLI, Maristella
2006-01-01
Abstract
In Swift’s satire “the material bodily principle” (in Bachtin’s words) plays an important role and the images of the human body are often used as an instrument for exposing social contradictions and pretensions. The essay analyses the different ways of this uses, together with Swift’s political targets, taking into consideration two of the major works written by the author, namely A Tale of a Tub and Gulliver’s Travels.File in questo prodotto:
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