Gulliver's Travels - Translation, Classics Library 034

Author: Swift
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Swift (1667-1745), one of the most famous writers in the history of English literature. This book is his masterpiece. The author, with extraordinary imagination, describes the various strange and wonderful things the protagonist Gulliver encounters when traveling to places like "Lilliput," "Brobdingnag," and "Houyhnhnms." For example, in "Lilliput," he can freely play with all sorts of people from the king to the commoners in his palm; while in "Brobdingnag," he is like a child. After arriving in "Houyhnhnms," horses become the symbol of wisdom, and humans become inferior creatures. Through these interesting stories, the author satirizes the various flaws of British society at the time, such as the political intrigue of politicians and the insatiable greed of the wealthy. Readers, while admiring the author's imaginative ideas, can also gain a general understanding of the British situation at the time.