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Gulliver's Travels and Ching-hua Yüan Revisited
An-chi Wang
其他書名
A Menippean Approach
出版
P. Lang
, 1995
主題
Foreign Language Study / Miscellaneous
Literary Criticism / General
Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory
Literary Criticism / Humor
Literary Criticism / Renaissance
Literary Criticism / Comparative Literature
ISBN
0820421391
9780820421391
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=E1dbAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
The similarity between
Gulliver's Travels
and
Ching-hua yuan (Flowers in the Mirror
) is a popular topic of debate in Western-Chinese comparative literature. This book re-evaluates these studies and applies the newly rediscovered mode of Menippean satire to clarify their significance. The Menippean interpretation demonstrates that the resemblance of these two works is particularly meaningful; they each criticize their respective cultural traditions and the 'glorious philosophies' of their time. Furthermore, they do not attack human vices and social institutions in the manner of traditional satire. This study clarifies many of the controversial points critics have observed and argued over, and reveals the texts' typical Menippean characteristics.