A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gulliver's_Travels
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:animated_film
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkbp:character gptkb:Houyhnhnms
Yahoos
gptkbp:conflict civilization vs. nature
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:significant
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Gulliver's_Travels
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comic_book
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms
gptkbp:influence gptkb:comic_book
social commentary
philosophical discourse
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:inspiration Enlightenment thought
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Lemuel_Gulliver
gptkbp:moral ideal society
reason and logic
critique of humanity
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:mythological_figure
first-person
gptkbp:notable_quote “ Reason is the only thing that distinguishes us from the Yahoos.”
“ The Yahoos are the most despicable creatures.”
“ I could not but think that the Yahoos were a sort of human beings.”
“ The Houyhnhnms are a race of intelligent horses.”
“ I had rather be a Houyhnhnm than a Yahoo.”
gptkbp:plot gptkb:physicist
gptkb:spacecraft
return to England
gptkbp:published_by 1726
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Houyhnhnmland
gptkbp:style satirical
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:horse_race
Yahoos
gptkbp:themes human nature
reason vs. emotion