Tag Archives: Jonathan Swift

Gulliver Reminds Us of Civic Virtue

By Robin Bates | Published: June 4, 2024

Is civic virtue becoming a relic of the past? Gullliver’s Travels can help keep it alive.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 23, 2024

Swift anticipated ChatGPT in “Gulliver’s Travels,” along with the problems that have arisen.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 15, 2024

The competition to be Trump’s VP resembles the stick leaping and crawling contest in Lilliput.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 7, 2024

Disagreeable measures used to combat Covid were like Gulliver pissing on a palace fire to save the structure.

By Robin Bates | Published: March 27, 2024

Dreams of a strongman freeing himself from Lilliputian ropes is a dangerous fantasy, Swift explains.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 15, 2024

In which I use one of Swift’s birthday poems to celebrate my Julia’s birthday.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 13, 2024

Crane’s poem “Forgetfulness” captures the ambiguity of this mental state.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 8, 2024

Different literary techniques have been used over the centuries to keep us on our toes.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 14, 2023

Trump’s use of “vermin” to characterize his enemies is fascist talk. “Gulliver’s Travels” shows where such talk can lead.