Презентация по английской литературе на тему Robert Burns

English and American literaturepresentations Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply The Bard) was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a "light" Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. HIS LIFE
Burns was born in Alloway, South Ayrshire, the eldest of the seven children of William Burness
He was born in a house built by his father (now the Burns Cottage Museum), where he lived until Easter 1766, when he was seven years old. Burns grew up in poverty and hardship, however, his casual love affairs did not endear him to the elders of the local kirk and created for him a reputation for dissoluteness amongst his neighbours.
He got little school education.He could never earn enough money to support his family. He lived in great poverty all his life.He was a poetic genius. He had an aptitude for Scottish folk songs.

Burns wrote many poems in English. His best poems The Jolly Beggars, Halloween, Holy Willie’s Prayer, to a mouse, the two dogs and others. Burns travelled a lot about Scotland collecting popular folk songs. Many of his poems were put to music.

Poetry of BurnsThe poems of Burns are written in the Scottish dialect on a variety of subjects.1) Political poems2) Satirical poems3) Lyrics Mainly, 3 kindsExamples

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Works of BurnsAmong 560 poems and songs , the most loved are :Ae Fond Kiss A Red Red Rose Tam O’ShanterAddress to the HaggisTae a MooseA Man’s a Man for A’ That andAuld Lang Syne
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Lyrical: A red, red rosewritten in 1794, published in 1796
The poet’s song «Oh, my love is like a Red rose», is one of the most loved lyrical songs. Many of songs he devoted to his wife.Burns songs are the soul of music.Beethoven, Schuman, Mendelssohn, others compose music to the poets verses.

I like Burns poetry, because it is very close to people’s lives. He wrote about the national struggle of the Scottish people for their liberation from English oppression. Burns considered his literary work as his patriotic duty.

Burns and the LassesBurns married his life-long love Jean ArmourHe had 11 children with 4 different womenHe said ‘ The sweetest hours that ere I spent were spent amang the lasses o’

Burns DayCelebrated all over the world with food and drink , dancing , poetry and song.
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Edgar Allan Po & his creation Born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor Edgar Allan Poe's tales of mystery and horror initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction. His The Raven (1845) numbers among the best-known poems in national literature.Synopsis The son of actors, Poe never really knew his parents. His father left the family early on, and his mother passed away when he was only three. Separated from his siblings, Poe went to live with John and Frances Allan, a successful tobacco merchant and his wife, in Richmond, Virginia. Poe turned to gambling to cover the difference, but ended up in debt. He returned home only to his neighbor and fiancée Elmira Royster had become engaged to someone else. Heartbroken and frustrated, Poe left the Allans.Career Beginnings.At first, Poe seemed to be harboring twin aspirations. Poe published his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems in 1827, and he had joined the army around this time. Poe wanted to go to West Point, a military academy, and won a spot there in 1830. Before going to West Point, he published a second collection Al Aaraaf, Tamberlane, and Minor Poems in 1829. Poe excelled at his studies at West Point, but he was kicked out after a year for his poor handling of his duties After leaving the academy, Poe focused his writing full time. He moved around in search of opportunity, living in New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Richmond. Poe also published some of his own works in the magazine, including two parts of his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. But his problems with alcohol played a role in his departure, according to some reports. His sheer versatility continues to astonish. Without Poe, the literary arts of horror, adventure, detective, and science fiction—and, arguably, the short story itself—would have developed very differently. In addition to fiction in several genres, he wrote as famous a poem as American literature can claim. He practiced literary criticism as fine art, blood sport, and, with a series of female poets, the highest form of flirtation. If the movies had existed in the nineteenth century, he might have written screenplays as well—and bedeviled his producers as reliably as he did most of his editors. "I would give the world to embody one half the ideas afloat in my imagination."—Edgar Allan Poefrom an 1829 letter Ilustrations to his poems & books Thank You For Watching my presentation! Mark Twain Novels; Humor/Satire; Short Stories; Plays; Essays; LettersMark Twain (1835-1910) IntroductionMark Twain was the most celebrated writer of his time. He was a writer, humorist, adventurer and prankster but died a curmudgeon. He felt strongly about his beliefs and opinions. In his early life Twain found adventure, it seemed, every where he went. He was in Virginia and nearly found himself in a dual. He went to Hawaii were he spent time in a commune with beautiful Hawaiian woman. He promoted himself at every opportunity. He wore a white suit that allowed him to stand out among the populous. He hated wealth because of its collateral damage of corruption it caused at the expense of the less fortunate. However, that didn’t deter him from trying to attain it. He poured money into get rich quick schemes of which none availed his desired hopes, in fact, it caused him to go bankrupt. He defended the slaves and the Chinese immigrants of the indignities brought upon them by the rich. He poked at that values that rich American’s held to the delight of the underdog. History would judge him on his writings causing him to hold the title of an American icon. Father and MotherJohn Clemens- lawyer, storekeeper, judge and land speculatorMother Jane was a fun and spirited woman She lived in poverty for years after husband died His father found solace in alcohol and died suddenly from pneumonia when Sam was 11 ChildhoodBorn Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835 in Florida MissouriSixth of seven children John and Jane ClemensMoved to Hannibal, Missouri at age 4Quit school at the age of twelve ChildhoodFather and uncle owned slavesSpent summer days in slave quarters listening to tales and spiritual fodderWitnessed a slave get beat to death by a white manWorked as printer’s apprentice allowing for knowledge of world news Young AdultAt 18 went to Philadelphia, New York and Washington working per diem as newspaper reporter mailing his stories to his brother His brother Orion published Sam’s work in his Muscatine Journal Young AdultAt 21 he convinced Horace Bixby to teach him the art of piloting a steamboat on the Mississippi RiverFrom 1816-1870 the steamboat carried cotton and sugar also passengersPiloted for two years before the Civil War startedJoined a confederate unit called the Marion Rangers and quit after two weeks Steamboat Pilot Young AdultIn 1861, at 26 followed his brother Orion, appointed by President Lincoln as Secretary to Nevada Territory, by stagecoach, west as his assistant Hoped to strike it rich in Nevada's silver rush The journey’s trials and tribulations became fodder for his book, Roughing It Twain’s TwentiesUnable to be profitable in either mining or assisting his brother and in of a job Sept. of 1861 became a writer for the Virginia City Territorial, Nevada Uses the pseudonym “Mark Twain” for first time-which is a steamboat term that means 12 feet of water Twain’s TwentiesWrote for the Territorial Enterprise for 3 years under the name Mark Twain with a style of friendliness and sharp witWrote editorials, articles and featured funny stories with a sharp wit Needing a change of scenery he headed to San Francisco in 1865Continued to write stories for local news papers becoming a favorite story teller to many fans Notable Quotes“Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.”“Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.”“By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean.”“Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place.”“I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.” Twain’s ThirtiesHis big break came in 1865 mocking the mining camp he once inhabited with the publication of “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” Later named “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” Became so popular he started on lecture tours Twain’s Thirties In 1867, hired by Alto California when he embarked on a 5 month sea journey through the Mediterranean writing about the journey that was met with huge audience acceptance In 1869 he finished and published “ The Innocents Abroad” becoming one of the best writers in America Twain’s ThirtiesBig names of literary America where centered in Boston and Cambridge and Twain wanted their respect Twain was quoted as saying, “ I want to obtain the respectful regard of high eastern civilization” and said it with a serious faceHe felt like he was crude and lacking class Twain’s ThirtiesIn 1870,after dating for two years he marries the daughter of rich coal merchant, Olivia Langdon and settles in Buffalo, New York improving his social status, asking her to help ‘”reform” his western ways Joins the Buffalo Express as a partner, editor and writerBecomes a father for the first time to Langdon Clemens who dies at the age of two from diphtheria Twain’s FortiesAlthough living in Hartford Twain found the most solitude at his sister in-law’s house in upstate New York were he wrote most of his famous booksTwain’s style captured the conscience of America by writing about his own history, political corruption, greed, slavery and the Reconstruction era Notable Quotes“I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.”I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. Twain’s FortiesIn 1880, Twain writes the book “The Tramp Abroad” depicting his travels through EuropeIn 1882, he turns out another 2 books that deal with the social injustices and class relations in America called “The Prince and the Pauper and again in 1889 with “Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Twain’s FortiesTwain rounds out his forties with two books that bring him back to his Mississippi years “Life on the Mississippi” in 1883 and the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in 1885 Twain’s FiftiesAfter writing “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” Twain, in 1892, wrote “The American Claimant”“The American Claimant” was written with the help of a phonographic dictation machine. Twain’s FiftiesIn 1884, Twain started his own publishing firm in order to retain the money he was paying publishers to publish his booksHuckleberry Finn was the first book published by his new found companyUlysses S. Grant published his memoir papers through Twain’s company and was very profitable for Twain and the Grant estate Twain’s FiftiesTwain made some bad investments; one being, investing $250,000 in the Paige typesetting machine in 1891,Twain’s bad investments on new inventions was the cause of going bankrupt and having to pack up his family and move to Europe were it was cheaper to live in hopes of paying of creditors by lecturing he never returned until 1900 Books Twain’s FiftiesIn 1894, Twain writes “Tom Sawyer Abroad” that entails Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn traveling to Africa in a hot air balloon This same year he published “The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson” which again took on the social issues of slavery c. 1895 his daughter Susy dies from meningitis Twain’s SixtiesIn 19oo Twain finishes paying off his debts and returns to America and describes himself an anti-imperialist and becomes vice president of the Anti-Imperialist LeagueTwain died at the age 0f 74 of a heart attack at his home in Redding Conn. and buried far from Hannibal, MO in Elmira, New York James Fenimore Cooper LifeWashington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", Lifeboth of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra. Irving also served as the U.S. minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. After moving to England for the family business in 1815, he achieved international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in 1819. He continued to publish regularly—and almost always successfully—throughout his life, and completed a five-volume biography of George Washington just eight months before his death, at age 76, in Tarrytown, New York. Irving, along with James Fenimore Cooper, was among the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and Irving encouraged American authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, LifeHerman Melville, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Edgar Allan Poe. Irving was also admired by some European writers, including Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, LifeThomas Campbell, Francis Jeffrey, and Charles Dickens. As America's first genuine internationally best-selling author, Irving advocated for writing as a legitimate profession, and argued for stronger laws to protect American writers from copyright infringement. StoriesLetters of Jonathan OldstyleSalmagundiA History of New YorkThe Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. 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He is most noted for his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel." Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which became very popular and brought nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well received. Twain had found his calling. Mark Twain(1835-1910)
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Mark Twain’s Masterpieces
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Writing Characteristics of Mark TwainLiterature is an art of language. Mark Twain’s language is artistic and like a sharp weapon without doubt. Mark Twain is famous for his humor and satire. Mark Twain’s humor is based on the humor of the Western in America. He used a lot of colloquial idioms and colloquial syntax. He often described persons who was innocent, simple, naive, and ignorant as his heroes or heroines.He used the artistic style of hyperbole on the basis of the western traditional humor and made his writing full of allegories that lay behind the humor. "Running for Governor""Running for Governor" appears to be an excellent example of Mark Twain's talent of a humorist and satirist.Right from the beginning we get involved in the preelectoral race where the narrator is the main aspirant to the post. The narrator and the author coincide, this and the fact that the story is told in the first person narrative bring us close to Mark Twain and we take his point of view and believe him or at least sympathize with him. Moreover it's clear as a day - accusations are exaggerated. [Hyperbole - "to rob a poor native widow and her helpless family of a meager plantain-patch, their only stay and support in their bereavement and desolation", "they have been endorsed and re-endorsed by his own eloquent silence"]. Surely, there are hints that remind of some bits of truth, "three long years had passed over my head since I had tasted ale, beer, wine, liquor of any kind." But the point is who has never been mistaken? Moreover, let bygones be bygones. As a result, such a great stream of charges washed away all the grounds on which Mark Twain was running for Governor, and what's more important, his wish and self-assurance to go on in politics.Thus, his opponents got rid of him. Mark TwainRunning for GovernorNadya KalachyovaForm 11 ‘B’School 1 Mark TwainSamuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910),better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel." Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which became very popular and brought nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well received. Twain had found his calling. Mark Twain(1835-1910)
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Mark Twain’s Masterpieces
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Writing Characteristics of Mark TwainLiterature is an art of language. Mark Twain’s language is artistic and like a sharp weapon without doubt. Mark Twain is famous for his humor and satire. Mark Twain’s humor is based on the humor of the Western in America. He used a lot of colloquial idioms and colloquial syntax. He often described persons who was innocent, simple, naive, and ignorant as his heroes or heroines.He used the artistic style of hyperbole on the basis of the western traditional humor and made his writing full of allegories that lay behind the humor. "Running for Governor""Running for Governor" appears to be an excellent example of Mark Twain's talent of a humorist and satirist.Right from the beginning we get involved in the preelectoral race where the narrator is the main aspirant to the post. The narrator and the author coincide, this and the fact that the story is told in the first person narrative bring us close to Mark Twain and we take his point of view and believe him or at least sympathize with him. Moreover it's clear as a day - accusations are exaggerated. [Hyperbole - "to rob a poor native widow and her helpless family of a meager plantain-patch, their only stay and support in their bereavement and desolation", "they have been endorsed and re-endorsed by his own eloquent silence"]. Surely, there are hints that remind of some bits of truth, "three long years had passed over my head since I had tasted ale, beer, wine, liquor of any kind." But the point is who has never been mistaken? Moreover, let bygones be bygones. As a result, such a great stream of charges washed away all the grounds on which Mark Twain was running for Governor, and what's more important, his wish and self-assurance to go on in politics.Thus, his opponents got rid of him. Demyanov Sergey11-A February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy and was one of the five Fireside Poets. Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, which was then a part of Massachusetts. He studied at Bowdoin College. After spending time in Europe he became a professor at Bowdoin and, later, at Harvard College. His first major poetry collections were Voices of the Night (1839) and Ballads and Other Poems (1841). Longfellow retired from teaching in 1854 to focus on his writing, living the remainder of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a former headquarters of George Washington. His first wife Mary Potter died in 1835 after a miscarriage. His second wife Frances Appleton died in 1861 after sustaining burns when her dress caught fire. After her death, Longfellow had difficulty writing poetry for a time and focused on his translation. He died in 1882 Birthplace of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Mary Storer Potter became Longfellow's first wife in 1831 and died four years later. After a seven-year courtship, Longfellow married Frances Appleton in 1843 Longfellow circa 1850Longfellow and his friend Senator Charles Sumner The first Longfellow stamp was first issued in Portland, Maine on February 16, 1940. The Village Blacksmith" (manuscript page 1) Grave of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Mount Auburn Cemetery PSALM OF LIFE THE SLAVE'S DREAMBeside the ungathered rice he lay, His sickle in his hand;His breast was bare, his matted hair' Was buried in the sand.Again, in the mist and shadow of sleep, He saw his Native Land.Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed;Beneath the palm-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode;And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain-road. NovelsOutre-Mer: A Pilgrimage Beyond the Sea (Travelogue) (1835)Hyperion, a Romance (1839)The Spanish Student. A Play in Three Acts (1843)[52]Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (epic poem) (1847)Kavanagh (1849)The Golden Legend (poem) (1851)The Song of Hiawatha (epic poem) (1855)The New England Tragedies (1868)The Divine Tragedy (1871)Christus: A Mystery (1872)Aftermath (poem) (1873)The Arrow and the Song (poem) PoetryVoices of the Night (1839)Ballads and Other Poems (1841)Poems on Slavery (1842)The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (1845)Birds of Passage (1845)The Seaside and the Fireside (1850)The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems (1858)Tales of a Wayside Inn (1863)Household Poems (1865)Flower-de-Luce (1867)Three Books of Song (1872)[106]The Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (1875)[106]Kéramos and Other Poems (1878)[106]Ultima Thule (1880)[106]In the Harbor (1882)[106]Michel Angelo: A Fragment (incomplete; published posthumou