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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... Captain also says that , having experienced Gulliver's “ knowledge in sea - affairs to be at least equal to his , he would enter into any engagement to follow [ Gulliver's ] advice , as much as if [ Gulliver ] had share in the com- mand ...
... captain " of an African slave ship . He accepts “ an advantageous offer to be captain of the Adven- ture , a stout merchantman of 350 tons . " What he adds is no coincidence : " for I understood navigation well , " having " laid out ...
... captain makes him promise not to attempt anything against his life , or else he will continue a prisoner until they arrive in Lisbon . Gulliver promises , saying he would suffer the great- est hardships rather than return to live among ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
The African Slave Trade 2525 | 67 |
Flagitious and Facinorous Acts | 92 |
Copyright | |
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