英国文学史 Swift .pptx.ppt

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Life Works Writing style 1 posthumous child (遗腹子) 2 aid grudgingly (unwillingly) 3 4 5 6 Life story (1667--1745) at war with Authorities special favor（特许学位证书） Temples house help the talented young man brain disease Journal to Stella 《给斯黛拉的日记》（1710-1713） Gullivers Travels 《格列佛游记》（1726）   Notable work(s) The Battle of the Books 《书的战争》（1704） A Tale of a Tub 《一只桶的故事》（1704）   Drapiers Letters 《布商的信》（1724，1725） A Modest Proposal 《一个温和的建议》（1729） Two powerful satires The Battle of the Books《书的战争》(1679)： a satirical dialogue on the respective merit of ancient and modern. A Tale of a Tub 《一只桶的故事》(1704): written in the form of allegory, a sharp attack on the disputes among the different branches of Christian religion. Horatian Satire 贺拉斯式讽刺 Juvenalian satire 尤维纳利斯式讽刺 Jonathan Swift is also known for being a master of two styles of satire: the Horatian and Juvenalian styles. From 1699 to 1701 he served at different clerical posts in Ireland. In 1704, he published two powerful satires on corruption in religion and learning. Drapiers Letters 《布商的信》（1724，1725） Directed against the introduction of Woods halfpence. A Modest Proposal 《一个温和的建议》（1729） A classic satirical work in which Swift outlined a plan to sell the children of the Irish poor as food the English rich. Journal to Stella 《给斯黛拉的日记》（1710-1713） Jonathan Swift found a job as secretary to Sir William Temple, and it was in Sir Williams household that he met Esther (Stella) Johnson3 and became her tutor. Gullivers Travels《格列佛游记》（1726） It is regarded as his masterpiece. It is an allegorical attack on the vanity and hypocrisy of contemporary courts, statesmen and political parties. However, the work is so imaginatively,wittily and simply written that it became and has remaind a favorite childrens book. Plot and Major Characters Written in the form of a travel journal,Gullivers Travels is the fictional account of four extraordinary voy