Lemuel Gulliver, a surgeon on a merchant
ship, is shipwrecked on the strange island
of Lilliput where the inhabitants are only
six inches tall. After they overcome their
timidity about the giant in their midst,
Gulliver becomes embroiled in the
islanders petty disputes about such
issues as whether it is better to break an
egg at the big end or the little end, the
rivalry between those who wear high
heels and those who prefer low heels,
and the ridiculous pomposity of their
miniature emperor.
This is not the end of Gulliver s
adventures, for he later finds himself on
Brobdingnag, where the natives are
incredibly tall; the flying island of Laputo,
where they intellectualise from dawn till
dusk; and, finally, the country of the wise "
Houyhnhnms and the vulgar Yahoos. All
human life is satirised here, from
politicians to priests and philosophers to
poets. And yes, the truth is that we re all
Yahoos.
(1667-1745), ed. at Trinity College, Dublin, entered household of Sir W. Temple at Moor Park 1692, and became his secretray, became known to William III., and met E. Johnson (Stella), left T. in 1694 and returned to Ireland, took orders and wrote Tale of a Tub and Battle of Books (published 1704), returned to Sir W. T. 1698, and on his death in 1699 published his works, returned to Ireland and obtained some small preferments, visits London and became one of the circle of Addison, etc., deserts the Whigs and joins the Tories 1710, attacking the former in various papers and pamphlets, Dean of St. 1713, he began his Journal to Stella, Drapier’s Letters appeared 1724, visits England, and joins with Pope and Arbuthnot in Miscellanies 1726, published Gulliver’s Travels 1727.
One of the most interesting questions about Gullivers Travels is whether the Houyhnhnms represent an ideal of rationality or whether on the other hand they are the butt of Swift‘s satire. In other words, in Book IV, is Swift poking fun at the talking horse...
评分第一次如此完整地看完小说《格列佛游记》,以前的映像总是定格在小学某次六一儿童节看到的动画片《格列佛游记》中可爱有趣的小人国故事,作者在那里被称为泰山,小人国的国王在他掌心上和他交谈,他趟着海用钩子拉着整支敌方舰队的壮举。 小说里却还有更多千奇百怪国家和小岛...
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评分《格列佛游记》表面上看起来是一个童话故事,讲述了一个在17世纪在航海世界里的外科医师——勒缪尔·格列佛。他在一次次航海实件中一次次接二连三地遇难:船被打翻、其他船员的抛弃、遇上海盗、部下造反。并且一直一个人流浪到没人知道的岛上;从第一章的小人岛,所有的人类和...
小时候能读到这书就好了。。
评分内容充满想象力,而且借助想象的情结讽刺了国家乃至人性的弱点,兼具趣味性及思想性。
评分Usually read as a fairy tale in its abridged Chinese translations, but really it is a political satire of the 18th century England. Great great great blend of literature, adventure, fantasy and political philosophy.
评分Usually read as a fairy tale in its abridged Chinese translations, but really it is a political satire of the 18th century England. Great great great blend of literature, adventure, fantasy and political philosophy.
评分小时候能读到这书就好了。。
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