A Study on Jonathan Swift’s Prose from the Aesthetic Perspective.docVIP

A Study on Jonathan Swift’s Prose from the Aesthetic Perspective 　　【摘 要】乔纳森Jonathan Swift） 是英国散文史上的关键人物。其散文被后世树为楷模，可以说是英国十八世纪散文风格的奠定者。他的散文文字优雅，同时又有强烈的情感和深刻的意义，集中体现了丰富的美学价值。本文从美学的角度出发，简要的分析了其散文中展现的美学价值。 【关键词】乔纳森 【Abstract】Jonathan Swift is an essential figure in the history of English prose. He proposed a very famous definition of style： Proper words in proper places， makes the true definition of a style. He prose is regarded as the model and standard by a lot of writers. To some degree， he is the founder of the English prose style of the eighteenth century. He prose has plain and elegant language form， and， meanwhile， contains deep， profound meaning and acrid satire. Therefore， Swifts prose， with its unique features， perfectly shows the aesthetic values. This paper aims to analyze the values in his prose from the aesthetic prospect. 【Key Words】Jonathan Swift； prose； aesthetic values 1. An Introduction to Jonathan Swift and His Prose in British Literature 1.1 Reformer of National Character Swift’s deep understanding to the nature of human beings has close relationship with his own life experience. He was born in Dublin as a posthumous son， and his mother alone couldnt afford to take care of all the three children. With the financial assistance from his uncles， the family managed to keep their basic life. Therefore， when he was still a young boy， he lacked the sense of security and had been accustomed to seeing the interpersonal false and ugly features his experience as a secretary， which in his mind is a servant， at Temples also hurt his self-esteem. Later， as the editor for Tories， he got in touch with all sorts of politicians and officials， which made him have a deeper recognition towards the human nature. He comments that man is not brave and women are not chaste. （“nec vir fortis， nec foemina casta”） Swifts criticism of human nature aims at two nations： England Ireland. On one had， he cannot denied the British effects on his and has a deep f