Re-writing Gulliver’s Travels: the Demise of a Genre?

The imaginary voyage is characterised by a certain ambiguity which originates to a considerable extent in the deliberate blurring of boundaries between reality and fiction. This technique, which can be traced back to Lucian’s True History, is perhaps most clearly reflected in the care and attention...

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izdano v:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/erea,
Glavni avtor: MENZIES, Ruth
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jezik:Anglais
Izdano: E-rea 2012
Online dostop:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Izvleček:The imaginary voyage is characterised by a certain ambiguity which originates to a considerable extent in the deliberate blurring of boundaries between reality and fiction. This technique, which can be traced back to Lucian’s True History, is perhaps most clearly reflected in the care and attention which even authors of very obviously fictional texts devote to providing a plausible geographical setting for their invented travels and lands. While the imaginary nature of many works is evident,...