Gulliver's Travels is a travelogue satire novel written by British writer jonathan swift, which was first published in 1726. The novel reflects the corruption and evil of the British ruling class in the first half of the18th century. It also expresses the author's ideas in a more perfect artistic form.
The author wrote fantastic plots with rich satire and fictional fantasy, which profoundly reflected the meaningless partisan struggle in the British Parliament at that time, the ignorance and corruption of the ruling group and the mercenary, and exposed and criticized the cruelty and violence of the colonial war. At the same time, it also praised the heroic struggle of the colonial people against the rulers to a certain extent.
Extended data
1, the influence of the work
1726 was first published in Britain, which was very popular among readers and sold out within a week. Ten thousand copies were sold in three weeks. In the centuries since its publication, it has been translated into dozens of languages and widely spread all over the world. In China, it is a compulsory reading series for the new curriculum standard of junior middle school Chinese.
2. Work evaluation
Swift enriches the moral meaning of his works with humor, exposes the absurdity with irony, and makes incredible events come true through characters and narrative framework. Even Robinson Crusoe is hard to compare with it in the meanness and diversity of narration. -Scott, British writer
3. Introduction to the author
Jonathan swift (1667— 1745) was born in a poor family in Dublin, Ireland, and was raised by his uncle. /kloc-British satirist and essayist in the 0/8th century.
Baidu encyclopedia-Gulliver's travels