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The title of the novel "The Painted Veil" has been differently translated into Russian language; there are at least two well known translations of it - "У зорны й п окров ”

(п ер евод М . Лор ие) and "Р азрисов анны й занав ес” (изд -во"М енед жер "). Which of them is the most accurate? What translation seems to be more literal to you? Give your own option (try not to lose any cultural peculiarities).

SCREEN ADAPTION

Preparation:

1. Run through a selected passage from the novel - chapter LXXX, the last dialogue between Kitty and her father (beginning with - "Oh, my Kitty, my little Kitty'', he murmured; ending with - "The past was finished".). Do you think it would be suitable for screening? Why?

2.Think over how you would adapt it for the screen. In particular, you should mark any parts of the text which you think would be difficult to convey in a film, such as the following examples from the sample text:

-He must be a wizard at interrogation!

-... it added to the sense I had of the coldness of the occasion.

-You know how people talk about faces 'closing up'? I think 'close down' is nearer to it. . . What actually happens is that the face remains exactly the same but all the lights go out.

Class discussion:

1.Call out any parts of the text which you think would be difficult or even impossible to screen. Divide the dialogue into some parts.

2.Form groups of three. Give each group a number: 1, 2, or 3 (there may be several groups with each number). The numbers correspond to the sections into which the text is divided. They work like this: group(s) 1 on section 1, group(s) 2 on section 2, and so on.

3.Study the following outline for a camera script:

Camera script

a. What the text says:

He was often pretty lonely. He knew he hadn't much to offer. b. What the camera shows:

The camera is behind Merrick's back, looking over his shoulder. It shows Daphne's face as she listens to him.

c. What words are spoken:

4.Each group should draw up a camera script for their sequence. They have to describe the sequence in not more than three different shots. Each shot should be described in the same way:

∙What the text says;

∙What the camera shows;

∙What words are spoken.

5.Together go on to discuss your camera scripts with those who have worked on different sequences.

6.Present your screen adaptation of any parts of The Painted Veil".

Dear student, you have reached and finished the last lesson, but not the end! You can congratulate yourself because the bulk of the work has been completed. Now you know more about British literature, especially about British novel, which is very specific.

Do not stop: you may continue working on your own by reading and analyzing other novels, newspapers and even poems.

We hope you have enjoyed using this HOMEREADING GUIDE, and that you will enjoy reading English literature with interest and without "dread" or "pain"!

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Списо к испо льз о в а нно й литера туры

1.Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture - Longman, 1998;

2.Га льп ер инИ .Р., М ед никова Э .М . Б ольщ ой а нгло-р усский слова р ь - М .: "Русский язы к", 1987;

3.MacIver Claud Searcy W.S.Maugham A Study of Technique and Literary Sourses. Philisophy/ A dissertation in English for degree of doctor of philisophy. - Philadelphia, 1936, p.102.

4.The New Encyclopedia Britannica in 32 volumes, - 1997, - Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., Volume 7, p.1044;

5.Barnes Ronald. E. Cynic and reporter: contradictions of theory and practice//The dramatic study of W.S.Maugham - Mouton, the Haque, Paris. - 1968, p. 190.

6.Henry Shukman Homage to Maupassant /Shukman Henry // Guardian Unlimited Books/- (http://books. Guardian.co.uk/ review / story /0,12084,1226353,00.html);

7. И оникс Г.Э . Пр ед исловие/ Г.Э .И оникс// У .С.М оэм Под вод я итоги. - М ., 1991. - Вы сш . ш к. - Т.1. - 557 с.

8. Duff, Alan Maley, Alan Literature: resource books for teachers / Alan Duff, Alan Maley. - Oxford University Press, 2003. - p.93-94.

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Соста вители: Па льч икова Та тьяна Генна д ьевна Пивова р ова Елена Леонид овна

Ред а ктор ы : к.ф.н. Ш иш кина Н .М . к.ф.н. Лукина С.Л.