Practical lesson 4
American Literature of the First Half and the Midde of the XXth Century
Modern American literature of the beginning of XX century: general description
American Poetry of the First Half of the XXth Century: William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, T.S. Eliot
E.E. Cummings. “The Enormous Room” (1922), “Tulips and Chimneys“(1923), poetry.
Works of ERNEST HEMINGWAY.” For Whom the Bell Tolls”
FRANCIS SCOTT FITZGERALD “The Great Gatsby”, “"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Margaret Mitchell “Gone with the Wind”
Life and works of WILLIAM FAULKNER. “The Sound and the Fury”
AMERICAN LITERATURE BETWEEN TWO WARS: general description”
Creative Task (in written or printed form)
Comment on the following quotations in the form of essay:
"Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat" (R.Frost).
"Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo" (D.Marquis).
"Poetry is the achievement of the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits" (C.Sandburg).
"Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people" (A.Mitchell).
"Poetry is a speaking picture, with this end: to teach and delight" (Ph.Sidney)
Practical lesson 5 American Literature of the Second Half of the xXth Century
American Poetry Since 1945: The Anti-Tradition.
Sylvia Plath. Poetry
Langston HUGHES. Poetry
Modern prose: S. Sheldon “Rage of Angels”, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”, G. Vidal “Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories” and other
Mystic American literature: Stephen King and his novel “ Salem’s lot”, J. Updike “The Witches of Eastwick”, Anne Rice “The Interview of the Vampire”, J. J. C. Oates “Zombie”, “"The Dead”.
MARY HIGGINS CLARK “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” or other
Romantic fiction: JULIE GARWOOD “Heartbreaker”, DANIELLE STEEL – which U like
Creative Task (in written or printed form)
Make an essay or a PP presentation about the best film adaptation of the modern American writer’s book.
List of books for reading
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien “ The Lord of the Rings”
William Butler Yeats. Poetry
D.H.Lawrence “Sons and Lovers”, “Lady Chatterley's Lover”
William Faulkner “The Sound and the Fury”
T.S.Eliot . Poetry
Richard Aldington. Poetry
Herbert G. Wells “The War of the Worlds”
E.E. Cummings. “The Enormous Room” (1922), “Tulips and Chimneys“(1923), poetry.
F. Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”,"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Margaret Mitchell “Gone with the Wind”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, “The Old Man and the Sea”
Siegfried Sassoon. Poetry
Wilfred Owen. Poetry
Edwin Arlington Robinson. Poetry
Edgar Lee Masters. Poetry
Sylvia Plath. Poetry
J. Osborne “Look back in Anger”
Harold Pinter “The Homecoming”, “Sleuth”
Kingsley Amis “Lucky Jim”
, John Wain “Hurry on Down”, “The Contenders”
John Braine “Room at the Top”
, Doris Lessing “The Fifth Child” and other.
Iris Murdoch “The Green Knight” or other.
Joanne Kathleen Rowling “Harry Potter”
SAMUEL BECKETT “Waiting for Godot”
John BETJEMAN. Poetry
Langston HUGHES. Poetry
Philip LARKIN. Poetry
Seamus Heaney. Poetry
SIDNEY SHELDON “Rage of Angels”, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”
GORE VIDAL “Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories” and other
MARY HIGGINS CLARK “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” or other
JOHN UPDIKE “The Witches of Eastwick”
JOYCE CAROL OATES “Zombie”, “"The Dead”
JULIE GARWOOD “Heartbreaker”
DANIELLE STEEL – which U like
Anne Rice “The Interview of the Vampire”
Stephen King “ Salem’s lot”