The english literature

Plan

1. Periods of the development of the English literature.

2. Anglo-Saxon literature. “Beowulf” is a foundation-stone of English poetry.

3. The English literature of the Norman period.

4. Pre-Renaissance literature. Geoffrey Chaucer and his “Canterbury Tales”.

5. William Shakespeare and the Golden age of the English literature.

a) the life story of W. Shakespeare;

b) Shakespeare’s literary career.

6. The Enlightenment in the English literature.

a) the characteristic features of the Enlightenment;

b) Daniel Defoe and his contribution into the development of the English literature;

c) Jonathan Swift and his “Gulliver’s Travels”

7. The Representatives of Pre-Romantic and Romantic Literature. Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Lord George Gordon Byron and their contribution into the English literature.

8. Critical Realism in the English literature. William Thackeray.

Recommended literature:

1. Полупан А.П., Полупан В.Л., Махова В.В. English-speaking countries: A cultural reader–Х.: Країна мрій, 2002.

2. Полупан А.П., Полупан В.Л., Махова В.В. English-speaking countries: A work-book–Х.: Країна мрій, 2002

3. Письменная О.А. «Окна в англоязычный мир (история, география, социальные аспекты, языковая ситуация). К.: ООО «ИП Логос», 2004.

4. Тучина Н.В., Меркулова Т.К., Кузьміна В.С. Speak English with pleasure/За ред..Луїзи Грін.- К.: Майстер-клас, 2005

5. Англійська література: Навч.посібн./Укладач С.В.Гапонова – К.: товариство «Знання», КОО, 1998.

6. Мансі Є.О. Тексти з англійської і американської художньої літератури. – К.: «Логос», 1999.

Tasks

1. Read one of the stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer or William Shakespeare and write down 10-12 sentences about the plot of them. (Use text-book 6 –pp.5-17)

2. Answer the questions:

1) What was Beowulf? Why did he become famous?

2) Who occupies the central position in Middle English literature?

3) Why do we consider Chaucer to be the innovator in literature?

4) Prove that he was very close to the culture of Renaissance.

5) What language became the basis of the English literary language?

6) What does the word “Renaissance” mean?

7) What period in the development of the English literature do we call ‘the golden age’? Why?

8) How many periods is Shakespeare’s literary career divided into? What are they? What are their characteristic features?

9) What phrases from Shakespeare’s works have become idioms? Give examples.

10) Do you know the life story of William Shakespeare? Inform your group-mates about the most significant events in his life.

3. Give the Ukrainian equivalents of the following English words and expressions:

Epic poem, adventures, heroic deeds, for the benefit, the embodiment, self-sacrifice, an innovator, a psychological versified novel, the greatest value, manual labour, playwright, scholar, to invole, imaginary world

4. Complete the following sentences:

a) The merit of “Beowulf” lies in…

b) Geoffrey Chaucer occupies…

c) Chaucer introduced into the English literature…

d) Chaucer is considered to be…..

e) The peak of Shakespeare’s achievement is… that made him truly immortal.

f) Renaissance means…

5. Give the Ukrainian equivalents of the following titles and quotations:

All is well that ends well.	“The Taming of the Shrew”
All that glistens is not gold.	“Much Ado About Nothing”
Delays have dangerous ends.	“ As You Like it”
Brevity is the soul of wit.	“Merry Wives of Windsor”
And you too, oh Brutus!	“The Tempest”
Caesar’s wife is under suspicion.	“ The Canterbury Tales”

6. Read the passage from Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” and answer the questions:

1. Whose speech is presented in the passage?

2. What is the speech dedicated to?

3. Who does the speaker mention very often? Why?

4. Does the speaker agree that Caesar was ambitious? What examples does he give to prove his point of view?

5. What relations were there between Caesar and the speaker? Prove it with the words from the passage.

7. Learn the passage from Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” by heart.

8. Do you know the following words and word combinations?

To praise smb, evil, virtue, a grievous fault, funeral, a faithful friend, to bring captives, to refuse, to mourn for smb, coffin.

9. How do you understand the quotation “Ambition should be made of sterner stuff”?

10. Can you translate the passage in verses into Ukrainian?

11. Answer the questions:

1) What is Enlightenment ? Name the representatives of this trend in the English literature.

2) What were the most characteristic features of the literature of the Enlightenment?

3) What suggested the idea for the novel “Robinson Crusoe” to Defoe?

4) What role did folklore play in Burns’ poetry?

5) Why do we consider Byron a real fighter for freedom?

6) Which of Byron’s lyrical poems were translated into Russian by Lermontov?

7) What was Scott’s historical approach to life?

12. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following English words and expressions:

Evil, society, to achieve harmony, novel, a representative, instructive literature, political pamphlets, imprisonment, to earn one’s living, unique, variety of works, to publish anonymously, to be marooned on the island, to take advantage of, social surrounding, to ridicule, harmful, the welfare of people, a clergyman, to read with delight, a misanthrope, to urge somebody to avoid the extremes, authentic folk songs, to weaken one’s health, a major theme, to reject the traditions of the past, to portray peasant character, to be lame, to inherit the title, ridiculous, to oversimplify

Seminar 4

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN

Plan

1. Rudyard Kipling and his “Jungle Book”.

2. Literary heritage of Edward Lear and A.A. Milne. Lymerics.

3. Fairy-tales of Oscar Wilde.

4. “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carrol.

5. Mark Twain and his books for children.

Recommended literature:

1. Полупан А.П., Полупан В.Л., Махова В.В. English-speaking countries: A cultural reader–Х.: Країна мрій, 2002.

2. Полупан А.П., Полупан В.Л., Махова В.В. English-speaking countries: A work-book–Х.: Країна мрій, 2002

3. Письменная О.А. «Окна в англоязычный мир (история, география, социальные аспекты, языковая ситуация). К.: ООО «ИП Логос», 2004.

4. Тучина Н.В., Меркулова Т.К., Кузьміна В.С. Speak English with pleasure/За ред..Луїзи Грін.- К.: Майстер-клас, 2005

5. Англійська література: Навч.посібн./Укладач С.В.Гапонова – К.: товариство «Знання», КОО, 1998.

6. Мансі Є.О. Тексти з англійської і американської художньої літератури. – К.: «Логос», 1999.

Tasks

1. Give the Ukrainian equivalents of the following words and word combinations. Use the words in the sentences of your own.

To achieve great popularity, to be highly estimated, to illustrate, a selection of poems, nonsense, a limerick, delightful, an essay, a playwright, volumes of fairy-tales, to glorify artificial beauty, despise, the greatest merit, to enrich, to claim for, to inspire, a pen-name, native humour

2. Fill in the chart:

Author	The title of the book(story, poem, fairy-tale) and its type
Rudyard Kipling Edward Lear Alan A. Milne Oscar Wilde Lewis Carrol Mark Twain

3. Prepare a report about one of the writes and his literary career.

4. Read one of the fairy-tales or stories for children written by an American or English writer and prepare its retelling. (Use text-book 6)

5. Define whether the following statements are true or false:

1. Alan Milne studied biology at Trinity College in Cambridge.

2. Oscar Wilde’s greatest merit is his beautiful style: laconic, exact, expressive and colourful.

3. Rudyard Kipling achieved great popularity among wealthy people.

4. Edward Lear was the first writer who was awarded the Noble Prize.

5. Lewis Carrol was born in America in 1856.

Seminar 5