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1、Gullivers Travels,By Jonathan Swift,Gullivers Travels,Gullivers Travels,Content,Introduction of Jonathan Swift Introduction of Gullivers Travels,Jonathan Swift,Jonathan Swift,a master satirist,was born in Dublin, Ireland.He was famous for Tale of a Tub, Gullivers Travels, The Battle of the Books ,an

2、d so on.,Gullivers Travels,Gullivers Travels,Born in Dublin, Ireland. Studied at Dublins Trinity College At 19, Swift went to England to serve as a private secretary to Sir William Temple , a powerful English statesman. the editor of the official Tory organ, The Examiner Ordained an Anglican priest

3、of St. Patricks Cathedral, Dublin in 1695. He joined in the struggle of the Irish people against their English oppressors. In 1742 he was declared of unsound mind and memory and died 19 October 1745.,Life Story,Gullivers Travels,Major Works,A Tale of a Tub ( 1704 ). Battle of the Books ( 1704 ). The

4、 Abolishing of Christianity ( 1708 ). Meditation upon a Broomstick ( 1710 ). Journal to Stella ( 1710-1713 ). Proposal for Correcting ( 1712 ). The Drapers Letters ( 1724 ). Gullivers Travels ( 1726 ). The Day Of Judgment ( 1731 ). Verses on the Death of Dr Swift ( 1731 ).,Gullivers Travels,Swifts A

5、rtistic Features,Satire His satire is usually masked by an outward gravity and an apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the more powerful. Simplicity and Directness Swift is always most unsurpassed in the writing. He defined a good style as “proper words in proper places.”,Gullivers Trav

6、els,Comments on Jonathan Swift,1.Swifts satire is relatively unique in that he offers no resolutions. 2.He never offers the reader a positive set of values to embrace. 3.He does not persuade to any position, but he does persuade readers from an assortment of positions.,Gullivers Travels,Literary Pos

7、ition and influence,Swift is one of the greatest masters of English prose. Swift is a master satirist. Swift was a man of great moral integrity and social charm.,Swifts greatest satire work, Gullivers Travels, is written in 1726.But the book has not lost its significance to the present day and can b

8、e justly ranked among the best novel of world literature.,Introduction,Gullivers Travels serves as a biting satire, and Swift ensures that it is both humorous and critical, constantly attacking British and European society through its descriptions of imaginary countries.,Gullivers Travels,Written in

9、 the form of a travel journal, Gullivers Travels is the fictional account of four extraordinary voyages made by Lemuel Gulliver, a physician who signs on to serve as a ships surgeon when he is unable to provide his family with a sufficient income in London.,Plot and Major Characters,The book begins

10、with a very short preamble in which Gulliver, in the style of books of the time, gives a brief outline of his life and history prior to his voyages. He enjoys travelling, although it is that love of travel that is his downfall.,Gullivers Travels,Gulliver makes our deep-sea voyages, which are describ

11、ed in the four parts of the book.,Lilliput,Laputa,Brobdingnag,Houyhnhnms,The first part tells about his experience in Lilliput, where the inhabitants are only six inches tall, twelve times smaller than the normal human beings and all the things they have or say or do are simply miniatures of what is

12、 the real world. In the second part, Gulliver is left alone in Brobdingnag where people are not only ten times taller and larger than ordinary human beings, but also superior in wisdom. The third part deals mainly with his accidental visit to the Laputa , where the philosophers and projectors devote

13、 all their time and energy to the study of some absurd problems. The last part is a most interesting account of his discoveries in the Houyhnhnm land, where horses are endowed with reason and all good and admirable qualities, and are the governing class.,Appreciation of Chapter four,First voyage-Lil

14、liput,On the very first voyage, Gulliver is shipwrecked.,Of all the ships crew he alone survives. He swims to the shore of a strange land, inhabited by Lilliputians(利立浦特人), the tallest of whom is six inches high.,Before the Chapter four, we should know the backgrounds.,The picture shows that arrivin

15、g at the island, Gulliver was catched by the Lilliputians, and then sent to the emperor.,Little by little he gets used to their life and gets license to see Mildendo(密爾敦多) ,the metropolis.,And chapter four is about the metropolis: Mildendo.,The first section : about the city The city is an exact squ

16、are, each side of the wall being five hundred feet long. The two great streets run across and divide it into four quarters.,也就是說密爾敦多這個城市是一個正方形,它的大小大概就是兩個足球場。同時它被兩條主要街道分為田字形。,The second section : about the emperors palace The palace is in the center of the city and is enclosed by a wall of two feet h

17、igh. Gulliver discovered it the most splendid apartments that can be imagined.,The third paragraph : tell us the author will give readers a further descriptions about its first erection, laws, learning, religion and so on in a greater work.,告訴讀者將會在下一部作品中詳細介紹小人國,從它的建立到它的法律、宗教等各方面。,The forth paragraph

18、 : Principle secretary tell two mighty evils(內(nèi)戰(zhàn)和侵略)that Mildendo has to meet. The first evils is a violent faction(內(nèi)戰(zhàn)) at home between TRAMECKSAN (特萊姆克三)and SLAMECKSAN(斯萊姆克三) The second evil is the danger of an invasion, by a most potent enemy, from abroad.,小人國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)實際諷刺英國國內(nèi)托利黨和輝格黨常年不息的斗爭和對外戰(zhàn)爭,其實質(zhì)是政客們在一

19、些國計民生毫不相干的細節(jié)上勾心斗角。,The fifth paragraph : introduce faction and invasion in detail Faction Reason:high heels and low heels between TRAMECKSAN and SLAMECKSAN Invasion Reason: controversy on breaking eggs,小人國的兩黨以鞋跟高矮為區(qū)分標志,這里影射的是當年英國的托利黨(即保守黨的前身)和輝格黨(后來發(fā)展成自由黨)兩黨政治;而吃雞蛋時是從大頭敲開還是從小頭敲開,則指的是天主教與新教(亦稱清教,即加爾文

20、教派)之間關(guān)于教會儀式的無稽之爭。為了這一區(qū)區(qū)爭端,竟導致了小人國的內(nèi)戰(zhàn),甚至殃及鄰國。,The sixth paragraph : Gulliver was ready to defend his person and state against all invaders.,有君子之風,愿意幫助朋友,為了朋友他甘愿冒生命危險,也會隨時準備抗擊一切對朋友不利的人。,Summary,Gullivers Travels,Main Content,Gullivers Travels,Main content,Main content,Gulliver , who left a good impres

21、sion to the king and the people of Lilliput through his friendly behavior when he arrived in Lilliput, made the king agree to restore his freedom and had license to see the metropolis.,Through gullivers narrative, we have a preliminary understanding of the Lilliput. But these descriptions are surfac

22、e phenomenon, from the back through the ministers talking with Gulliver, we learn more of Lilliput gradually.,Gullivers Travels,In this country, there are two struggling parties, which are distinguished by the use of high and low heels . Besides, the Lilliputians are threatened with an invasion from

23、 the island of Blefuscu. In this case, Gulliver intends to resolve the crisis relying on his own strength.,Gullivers Travels,格列佛初到小人國通過自己友善的行為獲得了小人國國王和人民的好感,使得國王同意恢復了他的自由并得以參觀全國。通過格列佛的敘說,我們初步了解了小人國,但這些描述都是表面現(xiàn)象,越往后隨著內(nèi)務(wù)大臣和格列佛的聊天,我們對小人國的了解越逐漸深入。,Gullivers Travels,小人國有兩大危機,國內(nèi)黨派爭奪十分激烈(內(nèi)部矛盾是穿鞋子高跟還是低跟形成高根黨

24、與低跟黨,太子為了爭取更多支持,不得不穿一只高跟、一只低跟的鞋子),國外又有強敵入侵(外部矛盾則是因為雞蛋的打法,一方認為應(yīng)該先打大頭,另一方認為應(yīng)該先打小頭,形成了大端派與小端派,由此引起連年爭戰(zhàn)),這時格列佛打算憑借自己的力量化解危機。,Gullivers Travels,Paragraphs Dividing,Gullivers Travels,Paragraph 1-3 : Describing the structure Gulliver saw when visiting the metropolis. Paragraph 4-6 : Chatting with the minis

25、ter. Something about the country.,Gullivers Travels,Characteristic,Gullivers Travels,Gullivers Travels expresses the authors ideas in a perfect art form. The author uses the rich ironic technique and mythical story profoundly analyzes the British social reality at that time.,Gullivers Travels,格列佛游記以較為完美的藝術(shù)形式表達了作者的思想觀念。作者用豐富的諷刺手法和虛構(gòu)幻想的離奇情節(jié),深刻地剖析了當時的英國社會現(xiàn)實。作品熔現(xiàn)實與幻想與一爐,將兩者進行對比,用虛實的反差來完善諷刺的藝術(shù)效果,具有強烈感染力。,Gullivers Travels,Firstly, the most distinctive features of this part is irony. The author uses two struggling parties , high-heeled party and low-heeled party, to mirror the strug

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