斯威夫特是恨世者吗?——解读《格列佛游记》

Jonathan Swift: a Misanthrope?

斯威夫特文笔犀利、讽刺尖刻,以致有人给他冠以"反人类"的罪名,认为《格列佛游记》集中体现了他对人类的憎恶态度。斯威夫特并不憎恨人类。对斯威夫特的思想进行探究,有助于读者深入了解这位讽刺大师的作品,同时获得对人类社会和人性本质的更深层次的认识。

Whether Jonathan Swift had an antihuman tendency or not remains a great controversial issue. Due to his astringent writing style, Swift was criticized as a misanthrope. It was said that Gulliver＇s Travels was the typical reflection of his thorough resentful attitude toward human beings. This article does research on the so- called Swift＇s antihuman tendency and the reasons of calling him a misanthrope. It argues in defense of Swift and asserts that he was not antihuman. The research on Swift＇s thought will help readers obtain better understanding of the great satirist＇s works and gain deeper knowledge of the essence of human society and humanity.