Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift's brilliant satire deftly combines humour and profundity, making it an enduring masterpiece of English literature. Gulliver's Travels remains a compelling exploration of the human condition, inviting readers to reflect on their own world through the lens of Gulliver's extraordinary experiences.

JONATHAN SWIFT [1667-1745] was an Anglo-Irish author, poet, and satirist. His deadpan satire led to the coining of the term »Swiftian«, describing satire of similarly ironic writing style. He is most famous for the novel Gulliver’s Travels [1726] and the essay A Modest Proposal [1729].