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(p. 6); кипа, тюк (p. 8); выбоина, рытвина (p. 17); прожорливый, жадный (p. 19); обветшалый, потертый (p. 19); партия отправлен- ного или прибывшего товара (p. 19); натянутый, напряженный (p. 22); препятствовать, преграждать (p. 26); приступ (p. 27); стесненные обстоятельства (p. 32); способность восприятия (p. 34); титры перевода на экране (p. 35); плесень (p. 37); переносная дет- ская кроватка (p. 40); милосердие, доброта (p. 43); скала, утёс (p. 44); задом наперёд (p. 48); нечто глупое, бессмысленное (p. 50); весельчак (p. 53); промозглый (p. 54); отступаться от веры (p. 54)

5Find the synonyms to the underlined words and expressions in the text.

1)The witness recounted the events leading up to the crime (p. 1).

2)Her red eyes and sad expression were testimony to the fact that she had been crying. (p. 1)

3)A thorough inspection turned up only the most minuscule defects in his argument. (p. 1)

4)From the quick success of the business, it was evident that he had invested his money wisely. (p. 2)

5)The house was surrounded by a dilapidated fence with its gate hanging on one hinge. (p. 6)

6)The tramp rapidly devoured the food that was set before him. (p. 6)

7)I poked my head under the dripping awning of a newsstand and asked the owner. (p. 11)

8)The taint of his father’s insanity perhaps appeared in his unbalanced personality. (p. 16)

9)The playwright was fearful that his first opening would be a failure. (p. 18)

10)He takes offence against anyone who criticizes him. (p. 20)

11)He’ll pay the maximum price for his child’s education. (p. 52)

6Match words (1–4) with their definitions (a-d); complete the sentences with these words and make up your own sentences.

1)The word …, in legal acceptation, includes all the means by which any alleged matter of fact, the truth of which is submitted to us for investigation, is established or disproved.

2)As to the fruits of Sodom, fair without, full of ashes within, I saw nothing of them, though from the … we have, something of this kind has been produced.

3)The ruined buildings of the city bear grim … to the heavy bombardment by the enemy.

4)Scholars have been able to unearth some … as to the true authorship of the book.

5)We were required by law to provide an … which was witnessed and written down by an official of the court.

6)His … was taken as part of a lawsuit between the City of Tucson and the Metropolitan Water District.

7)Since the trial began April 16, jurors have heard an average of less than three days of … per week.

7Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable word or expression from the box below. Put it in an appropriate form. Some words and expressions are used more than once.

minutest, apprehensive, guileless, proprietor, take umbrage, scholar, whiff, inscription.

1)She leaned toward Minkoff, giving off a strong … of expensive perfume, and whispered into his ear.

2)Alzheimer sufferers often had no trouble recalling even the … details of their distant pasts. It was their short-term memory that deserted them.

3)Henry, were you not the … of a detective agency?

4)She was open, candid, artless, …, with affections strong but simple, forming no pretensions, and knowing no disguise.

5)This semester, a younger Jewish … and I are teamteaching a seminar at the local university on theological anthropology.

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6)Nixon … when some commentators on network follow-up roundtables were unimpressed with his address.

7)The moment she passed through the dressing area and into the showers, a creepy, … feeling washed over her.

8)It took the keen eye of a 22-year old …, Lucy Hill, to realise that an added poem at the front confirmed that the book’s original owner was Queen Margaret of Scotland.

9)The … of the rotting carcass must have drawn them from across the island.

10)At the bottom of the stone, relatives may place a personal … of up to sixty characters.

11)The media furore around the movie continues, however, with the … story elevated to front page news.

12)When they meet the …, unsuspecting Yuan, he seems like a suitable sap to invest in.

Comprehension and discussion

8 Answer the questions below.

1)Why do the narrator and his family go to the countryside? What is countryside for Martin? For Kate? How do Kate and Martin’s methods of determining authenticity vary? Why does the narrator put pronouns (I, we) in italics?

2)What is their reason to stay in the countryside for so long?

3)Who is Tony Churt? What does the narrator think of him? In what way is his name symbolic? Why does Tony breed pheasants?

4)Why is Kate reluctant to visit Tom Churt? Why wouldn’t they enjoy the dinner?

5)How would you describe Martin and his wife? Do they have a lot in common? What is the main cause of misunderstanding in the narrator’s family? Why does Martin’s wife disapprove of his search for his vocation?

6)Who is the Master of the Embroidered Foliage? Why did Martin get interested in his works?

7)Why does Martin compare Tony and himself in terms of iconography? Why Laura is “entirely out of keeping with iconography”?

8)Do Tony and Laura have a lot in common? How do the Churts help him to outline the character of Martin Clay?

9)Why does the narrator dream about running away with Laura?

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10)What is nominalism? Which artists followed nominalist style? (Religious view on nominalism – http://mb-soft.com/believe/txn/ nominali.htm, Netherlandish art – http://www.nga.gov/collection/ pdf/gg39en.pdf) Why does Martin give a lecture about it?

11)What is the difference between iconography and iconology? (Iconography and iconology – http://www.biddingtons.com/content/ pedigreeicon.html, Three strata of perception – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Panofsky).

12)Why doesn’t Tony sell his estate?

13)Why is the painting by Giordano locked up in the breakfast room?

14)Which other paintings did the Churts possess? Where did they get them from?

15)Which painting caught Martin’s attention? Do you believe the painting is of any worth?

16)Why does Tony want Martin to find a buyer?

17)Why didn’t Martin tell anything to his wife?

18)Why does Martin start to doubt the authenticity of the picture? For what reason does he want to go to the city? What is Kate’s reaction?

9Give a summary of the chapter using words and expressions from Vocabulary Practice Section.

10Comment on the following quotations and explain their meaning. Do you agree with them?

1)Well, perhaps it’s better to be known as a fool or a rogue than not to be known at all. (p. 1)

2)Shall we be able to stand so much reality for so long? (p. 7)

3)Our clever little daughter is trying to warn us that someone is breaking into our lives. (p. 10)

4)Everything’s going to be all right. I know that. How do I know it? <…> I just do. (p. 16)

5)The ironic understatement of the Churt’s iconography at Upwood begins as soon as you reach the end of their drive. (p. 17)

6)What a lovable pair of eccentrics they are. (p. 37)

7)I recognize it instantly. (p. 42)

8)One dark and uninterpreted formulation recurs: the prologue is finished. (p. 54)

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Creating a Commentary

11The book is full of references and allusions to social, political, cultural life which are very important for understanding and interpretation of the novel.

Comment on the meaning and usage of the following references and allusions, give the context they are used in.

Edgware (p. 5); Cape Wrath (p. 5); Land-Rover (p. 8); gentry (p. 12); Lord Lieutenant (p. 13); cummerbund (p. 13); Hunt Ball (p. 13); Constable (p. 13); Tintoretto (p. 13); Rembrandt (p. 13); Peasants’ Revolt (p. 17); cash and carry (p. 20); Women’s Institute (p. 20); National Gallery (p. 25); Arnolfini Double Portrait (p. 25); Shangri-La (p. 29); New Age (p. 31); Sotheby’s (p. 37); Christie’s (p. 37); VAT (p. 37); Tiepolo (p. 37); Guardi (p. 38); capo (p. 52).

Language and Style

12Translate the following passages.

1)‘to take my mind off the disturbing picture of poor Laura… – …ostentation verges on the garish.’ (pp. 20–21);

2)‘The fact is that I’m still thinking fast… – …she was rocking on the other side of the room.’ (pp. 50–51)

What Are We Looking At?

PRE-READING

Focus Activity

1 Comment on the quotation below and answer the questions that follow it.

‘There are some paintings in the history of art that break free, just as some human beings do, from the confines of the particular little world into which they were born.’ (p. 57)

1)Do you agree with the statement?

2)Can you name several paintings/painters that radically changed perception of art?

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ACTIVE READING

Vocabulary Practice

2 Match the words (1–12) to their definitions (a-l).

3 Find the synonyms to the following words and expressions in the text.

borders (p. 57); unforeseen event; love at first sight (p. 59); lie; lounge (p. 61); in existence (p. 64); elated (p. 68); disinclined, unwilling (p. 70); toil (p. 71); feast (p. 72); undecided; wavering (p. 73); extempore (p. 75); irritating (p. 76); spring (p. 87)

4 Find the English equivalents to the following words and expressions. Give the context they are used in.

бережно хранить (p. 59); красновато-коричневый (p. 60); сумяти- ца, смятение (p. 64); пасторальный (p. 68); требник (p. 71); возра-

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жать, не соглашаться (p. 71); распутывать (p. 73); дымовая заве- са (p. 74); забава, увеселение (p. 75); запруда у мельницы (p. 76)

5 Translate the sentences into English using words and expressions from Vocabulary Practice Section. Pay attention to the underlined words and expressions.

1. Ограниченность взглядов приобретает все более внушитель- ные масштабы, что, в свою очередь, может привести к нетерпимо- сти. 2. А можно просто лелеять свое разочарование, гнев и утрачен- ные надежды. 3. Он решил стать диетологом около 30 лет назад, после вскользь брошенного замечания о том, что витамины могут быть подспорьем в излечении болезней сердца и сосудов. 4. Ее так называемые «картины» могут принести несколько тысяч долла- ров на ежегодном аукционе, проводимом в честь дня основателей. 5. Исследования показали, что студенты, связанные взаимной симпатией, чувствуют себя больше вовлеченными в жизнь кол- леджа и получают более высокие отметки. 6. Ее неспособность быть деликатной в подобного рода вопросах раздражает. 7. На удивление спокойное море, напоминающее пресловутый библей- ский мельничный пруд, как бы приглашало искупаться в своих лазурных волнах. 8. Навевающие сон звуки сонаты внезапно сме- нились помпезным воскресным хоралом. 9. Романтичные фран- цузы называют любовь с первого взгляда «ударом молнии», а утилитарные англосаксы – «любовной горячкой». 10. Трагедии в этом пасторальном пристанище казались неуместными. 11. Роб- кая улыбка скользнула на ее устах, и тут же увяла.

6Select the correct word or phrase for each gap below from the options given.

1)We cannot … that a computer system will never fail. (p. 57)

a) take for granted; b) take it for granted; c) have for granted;

2)The closing date for applications was last Saturday and … this

reason we cannot offer you a place on the course. (p. 57) a) for; b) by; c) because of

3)Venetian palazzos built on … islands that have been sinking for a century. (p. 59)

a) precarious; b) insecure; c) unstable; d) unsteady

4)The … surface of the cliff, where not even a blade of grass had found a place to lodge, stood between him and his freedom. (p. 60) a) sheer; b) precipitous; c) abrupt; d) steep

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5) These problems … as a result of overpopulation. (p. 67) a) have been arisen; b) have arisen; c) have been raised

6)It was half a year, he thought, since she had last broached the subject … his bachelor status. (p. 69)

a) with; b) about; c) of

7)The place and the object gave ample scope for moralizing on the … of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his

works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave. (p. 70)

a) changes; b) mutations; c) permutations; d) vicissitudes

8)Let me … for a few minutes to indicate the possible results of this condition. (p. 80)

a) diverge; b) digress; c) depart; d) veer

9)All other certainties had … or eroded away in growing up. (p. 84)

a) evaporated; b) vanished; c) evanesced; d) faded

10)It is probable that the … of language is not a problem that can be solved out of the resources of linguistics alone. (p. 85)

a) source; b) origin; c) provenance; d) inception

Comprehension and Discussion

7 Answer the questions below.

1)Why is the chapter entitled What Are We Looking At?

2)Which works of art does Martin mention in the very beginning of the chapter? Can you add any other chef d’oeuvres to the list?

3)Why does the narrator describe the painting in such excruciating detail? Why was he so impressed by it?

4)How are the paintings of Bruegel related to one another (cf.: Bruegel's Seasons – http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/brue/ hd_brue.htm)? What can you tell about them in terms of iconography? Iconology? What unites these paintings, according to Martin?

5)What are the reasons for Martin to believe that the painting he saw at the Churts’ house is a Bruegel?

6)What was the life of Pieter Bruegel? Are the details Martin mentions accurate? (Pieter Bruegel's life – http://www.statemaster. com/encyclopedia/Pieter-Bruegel-the-Elder#Themes or any other

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reliable source) Why did Bruegel “<cease> to sign his pictures Brueghel.”

7)What is Book of Hours (cf.: About Book of Hours – http://vrcoll. fa.pitt.edu/UPitthoursms/)? Why does Martin believe that solution to the puzzle he’s pondering upon lies in the field of iconography, not iconology?

8)Why does Martin finally decide to broach the matter and discuss his plans with his wife?

9)What do we get to know about their first meeting? What is symbolic about it?

10)Why are there so many different interpretations of Bruegel’s paintings? How many paintings are (or were) there in the series?

11)Why are the scholars at variance about Bruegel’s paintings that represent ‘The Twelve Months’ series?

12)Why is it important for Martin to identify the month represented on the Churts’ picture?

13)What makes Martin believe that it wasn’t Vrancz who painted the “Merrymakers”?

8Give a summary of the chapter using words from vocabulary practice section.

9Comment on the following quotations and explain their

meaning. Do you agree with them?

1)My fate in life now turns out to hang upon exactly what it is. (p. 62)

2)But if this was Bruegel’s birthplace, then he was not protoDutch but proto-Belgian, and if Tony Churt’s sensitive assessment is right, his works are either chocolate or beer, or beneath notice. (p. 66)

3)Why did he condemn all his descendants to the “h” that he didn’t want himself? (p. 67)

4)How do we get into these ridiculous situations with the people we love? (p. 74)

5)She looks away. ‘The other thing they quite often do is flirt.’ (p. 75)

6)I have to read each paragraph twice, because what my mind keeps coming back to is these two jarring propositions: all the pictures in the series, as every authority agrees, are based upon

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the iconography of the Book of Hours – my picture shows activities that have no place in that iconography. (p. 76)

7)I can’t think now why I ever jumped to the conclusion that it was a Bruegel. (p. 77)

8)To have found one of seven missing links in Bruegel’s great chain would be a glorious discovery, that would light up the rest of my days on this Earth. (p. 82)

Creating a Commentary

10 Prepare PowerPoint presentation on each entry.

Tower of Babel; Children’s Games; The Wedding Banquet; The Gloomy Day; The Return of the Herd; Haymaking.

11 Comment on the meaning and usage of the following references and allusions, give the context they are used in.

one faintly smiling Tuscan woman (p. 57); one greatly amused Dutchman (p. 57); a vase of Provençal sunflowers (p. 57); a couple tenderly embraced in a marble kiss (p. 57); Praxiteles (p. 57); Aphrodite of Cnidus (p. 57); St Pancras (p. 58); the Kunsthistorisches Museum (p. 58); piano nobile (p. 59); al fresco (p. 60), London Library (p. 64); Vasari (p. 65); Hampton Court (p. 66); breviary (p. 71); Bean King (p. 72); a game of boules (p. 72); guilder (p. 81); Archduke (p. 82); National Art Library (p. 85); V & A (p. 85); PhD (p. 85); Julian year (p. 87).

Language and Style

12Translate the following passages:

1)There are some paintings in the history of art… – …some of these images have become even more pervasive. (p. 57);

2)It’s in the Kunsthistorisches Museum… – …brought before the throne of winter. (pp. 58–59)

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