Gulliver's Travels

(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.

出版者:The Vancouver Sun

作者:Jonathan Swift

页数:294

出版时间:1999-11-01

装帧:1999-11-01

isbn号码:9788497896733

丛书系列:Vancouver Sun Classic Children's Book Collection

图书标签:小说英文原著文学英国文学童话英国格列佛游记讽刺

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.

读后感

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...  

这个全译本的《格列佛游记》，如果只看后两个部分，肯定不会认为是一本儿童读物。不过，原先，这本书也不是被看成儿童读物的。只是小人国、大人国的离奇想像和生动描述，才让小朋友们感兴趣。无论是过去还是现在的改编本，一般都是改的这两个部分。 第三部分的想像也很离奇，...  

我初二的时候，语文考试是有可能考到这本书的，所以老师要求我们必须阅读，我们也纷纷买来（懒得买的同学会从其他同学处抢）这本书，集中全力在每次语文考试前的课间攻打书中的导读。稍懒一点的同学会上网搜主要内容，可由于大部分同学都比较懒，结果后来语文周练碰到有关...  

这个全译本的《格列佛游记》，如果只看后两个部分，肯定不会认为是一本儿童读物。不过，原先，这本书也不是被看成儿童读物的。只是小人国、大人国的离奇想像和生动描述，才让小朋友们感兴趣。无论是过去还是现在的改编本，一般都是改的这两个部分。 第三部分的想像也很离奇，...  

用户评价

小时候能读到这书就好了。。

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.

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.

小时候能读到这书就好了。。

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。