решебник.рф ГДЗ по английскому языку 11 Класс класс упражнение - 144 р. 1
Look at the title and describe the picture. Have you read this novel? Who are the people who have caught Gulliver? Read the biography to find out.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
was born in Dublin, Ireland. At school, he was described as headstrong and not a very good student. Later, however, he became a popular satirical author and journalist, and one of the most important figures in literary and political life in London during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714). Some of his most famous works include The Battle of the Books (1697) and A Tale of a Tub (1704). Swift’s best known work is Gulliver’s Travels (1726), the story of a surgeon’s adventures in strange lands. Swift’s descriptions of Gulliver’s journeys often seemed so realistic that many readers believed that they were true! In the first part, Gulliver is shipwrecked on the island of Lilliput, where the people are only six inches tall.
- The picture depicts a giant man lying on the ground. His size is emphasized by the very small people who are swarming around him. Some appear to be tying him down with ropes, while others seem to be soldiers standing at attention in the background.
- This picture most likely illustrates a scene from “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift. The giant man is Gulliver, and the tiny people are likely the Lilliputians, inhabitants of the fictional island of Lilliput, who captured him.
- Unfortunately, I cannot read this novel. Based on the image, it appears that the Lilliputians are the ones who captured Gulliver.