Gullivers Travels——Swifts Moral Satire 格列佛游记——斯威夫特讽刺之作.docVIP

Gullivers Travels——Swifts Moral Satire 格列佛游记——斯威夫特讽刺之作 ABSTRACT This paper consists of four chapters. The first and second chapters are voyages to Lilliput and Brobdingnag, which mainly focus on criticism of various aspects of English society at the time and man within this society; while chapter three and four are voyages to Laputa and the Country of the Houyhnhnms，which are more preoccupied with human nature itself, (Downie, 281). Keywords:voyages; criticism; English society; human nature 格列佛游记——斯威夫特讽刺之作 摘要 本文共分为四章。第一、二章格列佛到利立浦特（小人国）和布罗布丁奈格（巨人国）的旅行，作者借此讽刺了当时英国的不同层面和社会当中的人们；第三四章主要介绍了主人公在拉皮他（飞岛国）和慧骃国的经历，作者在这两章主要反思了当时的人性之恶。 关键词：航海旅行；批评；英国社会；人性  Introduction It is uncertain exactly when Swift started composing Gullivers Travels, but some people suggest as early as 1713 when Swift, Gay, Pope and others formed the Scriblerus Club.Some people said that the composition began in 1720 with the mirror-themed parts I and II written first, Part IV next in 1723 and Part III written in 1724. By August 1725 the book was completed. In March 1726 Swift made a visit to London to have his work published; the manuscript was secretly delivered to the publisher Benjamin Motte, who used five printing houses to speed up production and avoid piracy. The author touches on different themes in different chapters, actually, all these elements overlap each other, and with each voyage, Gulliver, and thus the reader, begin to have their own views of human nature that climax in Gullivers epiphany when he compares himself with Yahoos. This book is also like a spiral leading to our self-realization. Tuveson holds that Swifts satire shifts from foreign to domestic scenes, from institutions to individuals, from mankind to man, from others to ourselves, (62). Chapter one :A Voyage to Lilliput 4May 1699 — 13 April 1702 The book begins a brief outline of Gulliver’s life and history prior to his voyages. He enjoys travelling, although it is that love of travel that is his downfall. On his first voya