The Nature of Man and His Place in the Universe——A Comparative Study of An Essay on Man and Gulliver’s Travels

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作者：
康杰
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[1] 深圳职业技术学院
来源：
海外英语 | 2012年 / 18期
关键词：
man; nature; reason; place; chain of being;
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I561.074 [];
学科分类号：
050201 ;
摘要：
As leading figures in English literature during the Neoclassical period,Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift both showed great concern with the nature of man and his place in the Great Chain of Being.They both emphasized the irreplaceable role of reason in guiding man in his self-positioning in the universe,and pointed out the tragic,pathetic,or detestable fall man was vulnerable to in case of violating the law of nature.Pope attached more importance to setting right man' s position as against God and beast,while Swift showed more interest in the chain of being within the human society;Pope kept warning man against his pride and possible ruin as a result of his ambition,while Swift worried more about man' s degradation due to loss of reason.
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