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- Title
The Natural History of the Houyhnhnms: Noble Horses in Gulliver's Travels.
- Authors
Alkemeyer, Bryan
- Abstract
A literary criticism of the novel "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is presented. It focuses particularly on part 4 of the novel dealing with the world of the Houyhnhnms, the intelligent and noble horses who call people yahoos. Topics include animal-human relationships, logic, rationality, and the philosophy of English author John Locke.
- Subjects
GULLIVER'S Travels (Book : Swift); SWIFT, Jonathan, 1667-1745; HOUYHNHNMS (Fictional characters); YAHOOS (Fictional characters); LOCKE, John, 1632-1704; REASON in literature; HUMAN-animal relationships in literature
- Publication
Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation, 2016, Vol 57, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
0193-5380
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1353/ecy.2016.0009