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Gulliver's Travels
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Is Gulliver’s Travels just a whimsical children’s adventure story, or is it a scathing satire designed to expose political hypocrisy? From suppressed Irish resistance allegories to biting parodies of Whig corruption, Enlightenment science, and moral decay, Gulliver 's author Jonathan Swift transformed personal exile into a profound critique of human nature. To mark the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels , Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor David Womersley to unmask the "savage indignation," political turmoil, and risk of censorship that drove Swift’s writing. More: C.S. Lewis & Narnia: Renaissance Origins Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Creator of Don Quixote:…