From Swift to Mr. Ed： Comedic Representations of the Noble Horse in High and Low Culture  

作　　者：John Esperian Christian Clark 

机构地区：[1]College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2012年第1期233-241,共9页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Few would deny the nobility of an animal which has played a significant role, historically, in the lives of humankind： the fabled unicorn, the Trojan Horse, and Pegasus, together with the Houyhnhnms of Jonathan Swift are testaments to the nobility of horses. In a modern context, Seabiscuit, Black Beauty, Silver, steed of the iconic Lone Ranger, and Tir na nog, from Irish folk tale history, have maintained the tradition of nobility. High comedic elements such as TV＇s Mr. Ed, Aspercel, from The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit （1968）, Ollie, of Laurel and Hardy fame, reincarnated as a horse, and Tir na nog, hiding in an elevator to avoid being apprehended by the law, help to complete the comedic portrait of equine nobility

关 键 词：Jonathan Swift GULLIVER Mr. Ed Aspercel Seabiscuit Laurel and Hardy SATIRE SURREALISM 

分 类 号：TP317.4[自动化与计算机技术—计算机软件与理论] G0[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]