"Gulliver's Travels"

Author: Jonathan Swift
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Publication Date: 1962-03-01
Features: This book is the masterpiece of the outstanding 18th-century satirical writer, Jonathan Swift. Through the experiences of the English sailor, Lemuel Gulliver, traveling to four places such as Lilliput and Brobdingnag, it satirizes the British society and politics at the time, exposing the cruelty and shamelessness of the British ruling class. Since its publication, the book has been translated into multiple languages and widely circulated around the world for over 270 years.
Introduction: Gulliver's Travels is often regarded as a children's book that is deeply loved by children. Gulliver seems like a child—when in Lilliput, the of thepeople, he freely moves people and objects as if playing with toys; after being stranded in the giant land of Brobdingnag, he feels as helpless and frightened as a child in an adult world. However, overemphasizing this aspect may somewhat obscure the work's intellectual significance. The fairy-tale elements in the novel are only superficial and localized features; the sharp and profound satire is its soul.