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1、.1little circle joanna.2jonathan swift (16671745)lifeworksstyle and paragraph analysis.3“疯狂的爱尔兰牧师”(16671745）life storyposthumous child (遗腹子) aid grudgingly (unwillingly)at war with authorities “special favor”特许学位证书temples househelp for the talented young manbrain disease.4jonathan swift: 1667-1745 a

2、t 19, he is employed by sir william temple a powerful english statesman tutors 8 year old “stella” 1694: deacon and later priest in dublin.5jonathan swift1696: returns to temples service. temple dies in 1699. does series of clerical jobs in ireland1704: tale of the tub: satire on corruptions in reli

3、gion and learning. also battle of the books, a mock-epic on the debate between ancients and moderns.6jonathan swift1707: involved with the tatler. adopts pseudonym issac bickerstaff.1720: involved with irish causes.1726: gullivers travels1729: a modest proposal1742: establishes site for insane asylu

4、m( st. patricks hospital).7illness and deathbrain diseaseunmarried life-timemadnessdieddr. swifts madhouse.8swifts worksa tale of a tub (2) the battle of books 一个木桶的故事一个木桶的故事1704 书的战争书的战争书战书战1704in the form of a parable(寓言故事寓言故事)a satire upon all religious sects an attack on christianity itselfan at

5、tack on pedantry(买弄学问买弄学问)(3) bickerstaff almanac (比克斯塔夫先生的历书比克斯塔夫先生的历书) 1708predictions for the year 1708对对1708的预言的预言(4) vindication of isaac bickerstaff 比克斯塔夫先生第一个预言的应验比克斯塔夫先生第一个预言的应验.9 (5) gullivers travels格林佛游记格林佛游记1706 lilliput (小人国小人国) a satire on the tories(托利党托利党) & the whigs(辉格党辉格党)brobding

6、nag(大人国大人国)a satire on english lords and ladiesflying island（飞岛）（飞岛）a satire on corrupted philosophers & projectorscountry of horses(马岛马岛) a satire on the conflicts of english society and people.10extra information 格列佛游记格列佛游记的作者的作者jonathan swift发明发明了了yahoo这个单词。这个单词。yahoo! 的创始人杨致的创始人杨致远和远和david filo选

7、择这个名字的原因是他们选择这个名字的原因是他们觉得自己是觉得自己是yahoo。他们选择这个名称的。他们选择这个名称的原因是他们喜欢字典里对原因是他们喜欢字典里对yahoo的定义：的定义：“粗鲁，不通世故，粗俗。粗鲁，不通世故，粗俗。 nowadays one of chinas 10 top websites is named yahoo.11 a question:why is the story of lilliput more interesting to the reading public than that of brobdingnag or that of the houyhnh

8、ms? probably out of human nature: man tends to think highly of himself, not to be little himself, thus to satisfy his sense of self-importance.12defoe swiftrobinson crusoegullivers travelsvs.131.swift is one of the realist writers. his realism is quite different from defoes. defoes stories are based

9、 upon the reality of human life, while swifts come from imagination. 2.in swifts book there are lots of people while in defoes there is only one person named friday.3.swift not only criticizes the evils of the english bourgeoisie but those of other bourgeois countries. defoe praised bourgeois qualit

10、ies of individualism, private enterprise, and even labor. .14swifts style simple, clear, vigorous language; simple, direct and precise prose; a master satirist; deadly(非常有效的非常有效的) irony; powerful satire.151.swifts satire is relatively unique in that he offers no resolutions. 2.he never offers the re

11、ader 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. .16swifts artistic features satire his satire is usually masked by an outward gravity and an apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the more powe

12、rful. simplicity and directness swift is always most unsurpassed in the writing. he defined a good style as “proper words in proper places.”.17literary position and influenceuswift is one of the greatest masters of english prose.uswift is a master satirist. uswift was a man of great moral integrity

13、and social charm. .18i profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that i have not the least personal interest in endeavoring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the public good of my country, by advancing our trade, providing for infants, relieving the poor, and giving some pleasure to the rich. i have no children by which i can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing. a modest proposal.19discussion questionsuwhats your attitude