“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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruth Menzies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles 2020-12-01
Series:XVII-XVIII
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/1718/4887