《镀金时代》作为马克·吐温的第一篇长篇小说发表于1873年,其故事发生在美国南北战争后至20世纪初美国经济迅速发展时期,被资产阶级和报刊学者们称之“黄金时代”。该书通过对一些小市民、企业家兼政客的描写,揭露了南北战争后美国表面繁荣的金钱至上、政府腐败的 As the first novel of Mark Twain, published in 1873, the story of “Gilded Age” took place during the rapid economic development of the United States from the time of the American Civil War to the early 20th century and was described by the bourgeoisie and newspapers and periodicals as “gold era”. Described by some of the commoners, entrepreneurs and politicians, the book reveals the superficial U.S. monetary supremacy and the government’s corruption after the Civil War