THE HISTORY OF JOHN BULL

Arbuthnot, John

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The History of John Bull become written with the aid of the Scottish health practitioner and writer John Arbuthnot in 1712. It is a humorous allegory. As an allegorical story, the story makes use of characters that don't look like people to represent political players and events within the early 18th century. John Bull, who stands for English people, is shown as a success and sincere businessman. The tale is primarily based on Bull's interactions with other characters, every of whom represents an exclusive of an or celebration organization. The tale catches the political scene of the time in a funny manner, bringing up events just like the War of the Spanish Succession and the Peace of Utrecht. Arbuthnot's paintings make clever and humorous feedback about politics and power battles in the modern international. Through the person of John Bull, he makes a laugh of the politics and policies of the time by displaying how complicated overseas own family lifestyles can be and how stupid humans may be. People have continually appreciated The History of John Bull as a political satire because it became humorous and made clever feedback approximately the social and political issues of the time. People still examine and love Arbuthnot's symbolic story as a piece of literature that is going past its ancient placing and makes timeless observations approximately how human beings act and the way politicians paintings.
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Arbuthnot, John
Titel
THE HISTORY OF JOHN BULL
Uitgever
Double 9 Books
Jaar
2024
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
116
Gewicht
140 gr
EAN
9789360467364
Afmetingen
215 x 140 x 9 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback / softback

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