论约拿旦.斯威夫特《格列佛游记》的社会意义 -毕业论文.docVIP

【标题】论约拿旦.斯威夫特《格列佛游记》的社会意义 【作者】杨 叶 【关键词】社会意义；讽刺手法 【指导老师】刘 敏 【专业】英语教育 【正文】Jonathan Swift?(1,667?- 1,745) is the foremost satirist in the English language and one of the satiric masters of all time. His works transcend the limitations of time and place. Some of them are read nowadays in all nations. But in some aspects, he has been a controversial figure. His writings have sometimes been attacked as pessimistic and misanthropic?? Gulliver’s Travels is his best book, a social and political prose satire, in the form of a book of travels. The thematic concern of the novel reflects the contradictions in English society in the first half of the 18th century. It exposes the corruption and evil of the British ruling class, as well as the mad plunder and cruel exploitation by the British bourgeoisie during the capitalist period of primitive accumulation. The mature readers know that Gulliver’s ship is loaded with vitriol, that the book is a devastating satire on the human race.?This thesis inquires into the social significance of Gullivers Travels, that is, the problem of personal desire and the faint hope of keeping balance between material and spiritual satisfaction. It also analyses the realistic significance of the novel, namely the theme of current political and social situation, which expresses the main idea of the novel. The thesis also analyses the satiric style as revealed in the novel.1. Introduction1.1 The Author’s Life ExperiencesJonathan Swift?(1667-1745) is the greatest realistic satirist in the 18th century of the English Enlightenment age. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 30, 1667. He grew up there in the care of his uncle before attending Trinity College at the age of fourteen, where he stayed for seven years, graduating in 1688. In that year, he became the secretary of Sir William Temple, an English politician and member of the Whig party. In 1694, he took religious orders in the Church of Ireland and then spent a year as a country