“I shall not trouble the reader”: Gulliver’s Travels, readers and reading
Judicious, candid, curious, indulgent, gentle, courteous, ignorant… Lemuel Gulliver characterizes his readers in various ways. Although such modifiers may appear merely formulaic, they are an integral part of the complex relationship Jonathan Swift weaves with his readers. These interjections posit...
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Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
2020-12-01
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Series: | XVII-XVIII |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/1718/4887 |