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PUEDE SABER CUÁNDO APARECE UN GENIO EN EL MUNDO POR LA SIGUIENTE SEÑAL: LA CONJURA DE LOS NECIOS EN SU CONTRA. EN LA DISCUSIÓN, COMO EN LA GUERRA, EL LADO MÁS DÉBIL DEBE PRENDER LUCES FALSAS Y GENERAR MUCHO RUIDO PARA HACER CREER AL CONTRARIO QUE ES MÁS NUMEROSO Y FUERTE DE LO QUE EN REALIDAD ES. UN ENFERMO ES COMO UN PERRO: EN SUCIA A QUIENES MÁS AMA. ALGUNAS PERSONAS SON MÁS CAUTAS EN OCULTAR SU SABIDURÍA QUE SU TORPEZA. CUANDO LEO UN LIBRO, NO IMPORTA SI ESTÁ LLENO DE SABIDURÍA O DE TORPEZA, SIENTO COMO SI ESTUVIERA VIVO, COMO SI ME HABLARA.

"What is the nature, essence, and definition of a fart? What are the consequences and disadvantages of suppressing one? Why is farting considered to be a taboo?" Swift's treatise argues eloquently, in a forceful and posteriori fashion, that most of the distempers thought to affect the fairer sex are due to flatulences not adequately vented. To complete the excursus into this venerable and age-old human activity, Charles James Fox's "Essay upon Wind" provides a detailed analysis, classification, and history of farting, peppered with wit and curious anecdotes about particularly eminent and historic farters.

The first reissue of this irreverent pamphlet for almost 300 years includes notes and a biography of Swift, as well as the charming subtitle An accurate description of the birth, education, manner of living, religion, politics, learning etc. of Mine Arse [the eighth wonder of the world]. A glorious exercise in cheeky punmanship, The Wonderful Wonder of Wonders sees Jonathan Swift in fine form. Flying by the seat of his pants, the great author treats us to a condensed biography of his posterior, enlivened by some inspired wordplay. Originally a mockery of the proposed establishment of a national bank in his native Ireland, and the climate of financial hysteria that inspired it, Swift's pamphlet contains some timely economic skepticism, as well as a healthy dose of scatological double entendres. Also including a selection of Swift's other lesser-known works, this volume is a hilarious and illuminating read for any fans of Ireland's most illustrious wit.

En la lógica de los libros de viaje suele ocurrir que antes de que la nave arribe a su destino, se produzca un accidente y que de él resulte la clave de acceso a lo inesperado. Jonathan Swift utiliza ese recurso en Los viajes de Gulliver y lo hace con una manifiesta intención: ubicar a su aventurero en tierras extrañas habitadas por personajes fantásticos que servirán de excusa para la implacable crítica a la sociedad europea. Son las fabulosas criaturas las que se horrorizan por las costumbres occidentales, dejando a salvo al autor de la censura que se ejercía en esa época. Escrito hace más de 270 años, este libro tiene la vigencia que sólo pueden ostentar los clásicos de la literatura: el humor, la crítica a los políticos, la preocupación social, la ironía acerca del poder, en fin, el escepticismo sobre el género humano, lo convierten en un admirable texto.

Incluye: Viajes de Gulliver Cuento de una barrica La conducta de los aliados Humilde propuesta De Los papeles de Bickerstaff Argumento en contra de la abolición del cristianismo De Cartas a Estela Propositos para cuando llegue a Viejo Meditacion sobre el palo de una escoba Sobre la mentira politica Poesias Prologo de Emilio Lorenzo

This edition of Jonathan Swift's basic works contains the authoritative texts of all his most important prose writings as well as many shorter pieces, poems, and letter extracts. Included are Gulliver's Travels, Swift's devastating picture of human nature and human foibles; A Tale of a Tub, his scathing attack on the intellectual culture and religious excesses of his time; The Battel of the Books, his defense of the classical tradition; and the unforgettable Modest Proposal, in which he proposes that the Irish, in order to avoid starvation, eat their children.

In Jonathan Swift's bitter, witty, and utterly brilliant satire of the state of England in the early 18th century, his hero, Lemuel Gulliver (the epitome of the average man), becomes, as he travels, increasingly frustrated by the corruption and irrationality of the human race. His sea voyage takes him first to Lilliput, where he is first exploited by its tiny citizens and then condemned as a traitor. Then he lands in Brobdingnag, to whom he is the Lilliputian; he is repulsed by the size, grossness, and stupidity of the giants who capture him. His third voyage is to Laputa, where Swift ...

Jonathan Swift , autor de los célebres Viajes de Gulliver , es uno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura en lengua inglesa y de la literatura europea en general. Su genio personalísimo queda de manifiesto en obras como las dos que recoge este volumen, obras maestras de la satira y el ingenio, a las que el propio Swift se refirio años mas tarde diciendo: Dios mio, ¿que genio tenia cuando escribi este libro!. Y el filosofo Taine , hablando de El cuento de un tonel , dijo:Este relato es un compendio de la verdad y de la ciencia, y una satira de toda ciencia de toda verdad.

In this series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express, the selectors offer intriguing insight into their own work.

Gulliver arrives in Lilliput, a country where the people are no bigger than his hand. What will they do with him? How can he talk to them? Why are the Big-enders fighting the Little-enders and will Gulliver be able to leave Lilliput? Jonathan Swift's classic story is for readers of all ages.

Ideas para sobrevivir a la conjura de los necios es una selección de aforismos que nos muestran los detalles más crudos de la vida y el impacto doloroso de lo grotesco. A partir de la s