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Exploring Gulliver’s Travels: Themes, Satire, and Literary Context

In today's class, we will delve into Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," focusing on chapters 5-8 of Part 4. We will discuss the homework assignments, including reading sections and preparing for a quiz based on the text and context materials. Topics will include satire in "The Lady’s Dressing Room," contextual backgrounds, and insights from writers and critics such as Terry Eagleton. Ensure you review previous materials and be prepared for discussions. Homework also includes completing the Reading Response for Gulliver's Travels.

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Exploring Gulliver’s Travels: Themes, Satire, and Literary Context

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  1. Today’s Agenda • Explain homework for next class. • Reminder about previous class • Gulliver & perspective • So what? Return to except on 2347 to see what Gulliver plans to do there • Look at “The Lady’s Dressing Room” 2589-93 • Who/what is being satirized? What examples of evidence suggest it? • Provide context for Swift. (PowerPoint) • Literary, intellectual, economic, political, religious, biographical. • Underscore Swift’s position, perspective, and reputation • Highlight some quotes by Terry Eagleton (handout). • Highlight some quotes by other writers/critics (handout). • If time, begin going over Ch 1-4 of Part 4 of GT.

  2. Homework for next class • Read Gulliver’s Travels: Part 4, Chapters 5-8 (pp. 2431-46). • Quiz next class. The questions are based on… • pages 2301-03 & 2323-24, (headnotes on Swift and GT) • the PowerPoint slides of context for GT, • (and two quiz questions are on) the text of GT, Part 4, Chapters 1-4. • Do the Reading Response for GT; choose one. • See the online instructions. Turn it in at the midterm. • Check out the class website. • Instructions for Essay 1 are up; the essay isn’t due until the fifth week.

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