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- •I. Uter.Ature of the middle ages
- •Geoffrey chaucer
- •II. Literature of the renaissance
- •William shakespeare
- •In many of the sonnets the poet meditates on Life and
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- •Daniel defoe
- •Jonathan swift
- •Robert burns
- •It's corning yet, for all that,
- •IV. Literature of the early 19th century
- •George gordon byron
- •In the form of a ballad, a lyrical form, that gives them
- •Walter scott
- •Ivanhoe
- •V. Literature from the 1830s to the 1860s
- •William makepeace thackeray
- •Vanity fair. A novel without a hero
- •VI. Literature of the last decades of the 19th century
- •Oscar wilde
- •VII. Literature of the early 20th century
- •4 AHrJntAckbh nHTepaTypa john galsworthy
- •Herbert george wells
- •George bernard shaw
- •VIII. Literature between the two world wars
- •Katherine mansfield
- •Archibald cronin
- •IX. Literature from the 1940s to the 1990s
- •James aldridge
- •Graham greene
- •Charles percy
- •John osborne
- •Alan sillitoe
- •Stan barstow
- •William golding
- •Iris murdoch
- •John fowles
- •The collector
- •Muriel spark
- •In the novel Brave New World ( 1932) a I do us h u X
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- •VI. Literature of the last decades of the
- •19Th century
- •VIII.Literature between the two world wars
- •Intensification
- •Idea ]a1'd•a]
- •Irony ('a taram]
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- •4) Walter Scott d) Prometheus Unbound
- •I) Charlotte Bronte a) The Strange Case o/ Dr. Jekyll and
- •2) George Winlcrbourne b) The Quiet American
- •2) John Osborne b) Look Back in Anger
- •3) William Golding c) The Black Prince
- •4) Iris Murdoch d) Key to the Door
- •2) The French Lieutenant's Woman e) Charles Smithson;
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That man to man, the world over, Shall brothers be lor all that!
The same ideas are sung in his Revolutionary Lyric and The Tree of Liberty, dedicated to the French Revolution. In the latter Burns expresses his belief that the time will come when all people will be equal and happy.
Like brothers in a common cause We'd on each other smile, man; And equal rights and equal laws Would gladden every isle, man.
Among his greatest works is the poem The Jolly Beg gars which is composed of a number of songs sung by a group of vagabonds that spend their evenings at a ta vern, poor but jolly, laughing at the rich. The last chorus ends with the lines that convey the general spirit of the poem:
A fig lor those by law protected! Liberty's a glorious least!
Courts lor cowards were erected, Churches built to please the priest.
One of Burns' best known poems addressed to his pe
ople is the poem John Barleycorn.
There were three kings into the east, Three kings both great and high,
And they had sworn a solemn oath
John Barleycorn should die.
They took a plough and ploughed him down, Put clods upon his head,
And they had sworn a solemn oath
John Barleycorn was dead.
But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers began to fall;
John Barleycorn got up again,
And sore surpris'd them all.
John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of hoble enterprise,
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For if you but last<.' his blood,
It will make your courage rise.
It will make a man forget his woe;
It will heighten all his joy:
It will make the widow's heart to sing, Though the tear were in her eye.
Then let us toast John Harleyeorn, Each man glass in hand;
And may his grent posterity
Ne'er fail in old Scotland.
Burns' lyrical poems are known for their beauty, truthfulness, freshness, depth of feelings and their lovely melody. Among his best lyrics is Oh, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose.
0 my Love's like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June;
0 my Love's like the melody
That's sweetly played in tune.
As fair art lhuu, my bonnie lass, So deep in love am I;
And I will love thee still, my dear, Till all the seas go dry.
Till all the seas go dry, my dear.
And the rucks rnell wi lh the sun; And I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands of life shall run.
And fare thee well, my only Love!
And fare thee well a while' And I will come again, my Love,
Though it were ten thousand mile!
Many of Burns' lyrical poems have been set to music and are sung by all English-speaking people. One of them is Auld Lang Syne, a beautiful song of brotherhood and friendship known as a parting song.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind!
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days of lang syne!2
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Chorus
For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne!
And there's a hand, my trusty friend! And give us a hand of thine!
And we'll take a right good willy waught,
For auld lang syne.
Burns' wit, humour and contempt for falsehood and hypocrisy are best revealed in his epigrams- short four line satirical verses in which he attacks lords, churchmen, persons of rank and others. Here is one of his best epig, rams The Toadeater
Of Lordly acquaintances you boast,
And the Dukes that you dined with yestrecn,3
Yet an insect's an insect at most,
Though it crawl on the curl of a Queen!
Burns'style is characterized by vivid colourful images. His metaphors, similes, personifications are taken from nature and everyday life. Love is likened to "a rose", that's "newly sprung in June", to "the melody that's sweetly played in tune" A brilliant example of person ification is the poem John Barleycorn. Barleycorn person ifies the undying spirit of the common people who can never be crushed by any enemies.
The name of Burns is very dear to all English-speaking nations because the source of his poetry was the folklore and the songs of his people whose true son he was. His own poems and songs have become part of the folklore. In our country Robert Burns is widely known, loved and sung. One of the best translators of Burns' poetry was Samuel Marshak who conveyed in his remarkable translations the deep humanism, the beauty and the realism of the original poems. Many Russian and Belarusian composers inspired by Burns' poetry have put it to music. Among the best is the cycle of songs by Georgi Sviridov
bonnie lass (scot.)- pretty girl;
2 auld lang syne (scot.)- days of long ago;
3 yestreen (scot.)- yesterday.
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I. What Forms the basis of Burns' poetry? 2. What are the main themes of Burns' poetry? 3. What is the idea of the poem John Bar· leycorn? 4. In which of his poems does Burns develop lhr "!'volutionary theme)