Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is a British Indian novelist and essayist. He is born on 19. June 1947. He is the only son of Anis Ahmed Rushdie and Negin Bhatt, a teacher. Rushdie was born in Bombay, India, into a Muslim family of Kashmiri descent.[10][11][12] He was educated at Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai, Rugby School, and King's College, University of Cambridge, where he studied history. Rushdie's first career was as a copywriter, working for the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather. It was while he was at Ogilvy that he wrote Midnight's Children, before becoming a full-time writer. His first novel, Grimus, a part-science fiction tale, was generally ignored by the public and literary critics. His next novel, Midnight's Children, catapulted him to literary notability. It is regarded by many as one of the great books of the last 100 years. This work won the 1981 Booker Prize and, in 1993 and 2008, was awarded the Best of the Boo...
Old English Literature (449-1066) (Anglo Saxon) The Early Settlers · The Celts - river and town names, lifestyle primitive and crude(tahumatu) · Julius Caesar 55 B.C - the Romans for more than 300 years · 449 A.D - Jutes, Angles, Saxons - Germanic origin · Angle-land=England · Engleish, later Anglo-Saxon = Old English Literature · British literature begun in oral - by minstrels (laulik/poeet) · songs and poems of heroes · highest human qualities =bravery, honour, and loyalty to one's lord · Venerable Bede (673-735) - "the father of English history" - Ecclesiastical History of the English People 731 - in Latin · Venerable - auväärt, kõrge auline · Ecclesiastical -kiriklik, aulik Beowulf · the earliest English story-poem, pagan · about 700 by an unknown minstrel
Churches in Tartu There are about 29 churches in Tartu. Some of them look like modern churches, but a large part of them are old ones. Here is Tartu St. John’s or Jaani church. Tartu St. John's Church, which was built in the 14th century in Gothic style, is one of the oldest in Estonia; moreover, it is unique in Europe due to its many original terracotta sculptures. Numbering around a thousand, these 700- year old sculptures were largely hidden till the 1950's. The entrance to the church is free, but if you're looking for more than old sculptures, a view, then it costs. Access to the viewing platform costs 2 euro per adult and 1.50 euro per student. Rivalling St. John's Church as Tartu's most impressive, St. Peter's church, located over the river, is a red- bricked, pseudo-Gothic. It was built in 1884, allowing it to seat up to 3,000 people. The large altar painting was created by Estonia's artist, Johann Köler, in 1897. ...
Dracula Bram Stoker An Irish novellist Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror novel ‘’Dracula’’ was first published in 1897. The story is about vampire that tries to find new blood for himself and the hunt for him. Also you can find a little romance in the book. It takes place in Transylvania, Romania and in England. The novel is written in diary-form and several characters are telling their story by keeping a journal. Entries are written in six months by four persons. In the novel there are nine main characters: Jonathan Harker, whose writings are seen first; Count Dracula, of whom all the story is about, but he does not keep a diary; Wilhelmina ‘’Mina’’ Harker, early Murray, wife of Jonathan Harker; Lucy Westerna, a friend of Wilhelmina; Arthur Holmwood, Lucy’s fiancee, who also doesn’t write; John Seward, a doctor; Abraham Van Helsing, a ...
1. The Jacobean masque Elizabethan one nation culture, now cultural polarisation between the new courtly culture and the rest of the country. Court in cultural isolation. Ben Jonson. King and courtiers were close to universally recognised ideal types (conflict with the reality). Mysticism. Emergence of perspective view, stage machinery, artificial light, revolution. The stage cast the monarch in the focal point (the lines of perspective of the stage met there. Inigo Jones. Masque an educative vehicle, towards classical antiquity and architecture. Tide towards absolute monarchy. Masque – linked poetry and moral philosophy into art. Music, dance, poetry, lavish illusionistic scenic display to express the doctrines of divine kingship. Great impact. Like gods come down to earth. 2. The Caroline masque Charles decided on subject matter, and acted and danced in masques. Now the regal divinity even more obvious. Ben Jonson. Divine m...
Kazuo Ishiguro Gertrud Tamm 11.A Kazuo Ishiguro Born in Japan in 1954 British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer Enrolled at the University of Kent Master’s degree from the University of East Anglia’s creative-writing course married to Lorna MacDougall, a social worker, since 1986 Ishiguro is one of the most celebrated contemporary fiction authors in the English-speaking world Work Novels: A Pale View of Hills (1982) An Artist of the Floating World (1986) The Remains of the Day (1989) The Unconsoled (1995) When We Were Orphans (2000) Never Let Me Go (2005) The Buried Giant (2015) The Remains of the Day (1989) It is a story about an English butler who has dedicated his life to the loyal service of Lord Darlington. The novel begins with Stevens receiving a letter from a former colleague, Miss Kenton, describing her married life, w...
Catherine Morland My name is Catherine Morland. I would like to tell you a bit about myself. To begin with, I am seventeen years old and grew up in a countryside in a small town named Fullerton with my parents and nine siblings. As a child I was interested in many things like drawing, sports and music. I was very lively and cheerful, enjoyed cricket, horse riding and just hated cleanliness and restriction. As I grew up, I chose reading over sports and all of the wild games I used to like. Undoubtedly, I would now describe myself with the word naivety. I am very naïve and do not notice the most obvious things happening around me. I really hope that it is caused by the lack of experience and will eventually pass. In addition, I find myself a kind and caring person because I always want and agree to help people when needed. Furthermore, I really like reading. Sometimes I think that I read too much because I often mix fiction up with reali...
THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD English literature came when the Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes and the Frisians invaded Britain. During this time English was called Anglo- Saxon or Old English. In the chronicles of Roman history (composed in Latin) is said that Britain makes its first appearance in written language when Romans invade the England. BEOWULF most important poem, surviving in a 10th-cent manuscript. The historical period of the poem's events can be dated in the 6th to 8th century. Much of the material of the poem is legendary and paralleled in other Germanic historical-mythological literature in Norse, Old English, and German. GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1340-1400) Politician and writer, fought in France during the 100 years war. He visited Genoa and Florence where he became acquainted with Italian literature and in particular with the works of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. The French period (up to 1370). early works were ba...
John Anthony Burgess Wilson(penn name Anthony Burgess) was a British novelist, critic and composer. He was also a librettist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, travel writer, broadcaster, translator, linguist and educationalist. He composed over 250 musical works, including a first symphony around age 18, wrote a number of liberetti, and translated, among other works. His most famous book is "A Clockwork orange" John Anthony Burgess Wilson was born in 25. Feb, 1917, in Manchester, England, to Catholic parents, his mother died of the flu when he was two years old, and he was brought up to his aunt and later his stepmother. He studied English at Xaverian College and Manchester University and, after graduation in 1940, served in the British Army Education Corps during World War II. He was an education officer in Malaya and Brunei from 1954 to 1959, adding to the eventual total of nine languages in which he was fluent. By the tim...
French Joe By W. Somerset Maugham CHARACTERS: • Captain Bartlett – pilot, bald, alcoholic, queer fish • Captain Cook – discovered the Thursday Island on a Thursday. • Woman – a red flannel dressing-gown; holding a paraffin lamp; hair - a little bit over her shoulders, long black wisps, a little stoutish, keen eyes, a red nose. • French Joe aka Josep de Paoli – 93Y, Corsican, a lietutenant of artillery, French army in 1851, later communist, started new life many times, black shining eyes, really thin and old. • Boswell Johnson – really famous author, the ancestor of Joe. • Napoleon Bonaparte – a relative of French Joe, lietutenant of artillery • Russians + Prussians – Joe fougth against them in French army • Hospital Nurse PLACES: • Thursday Island in Torres Straits – where...
SIR LANCELOT DU LAC SIR LANCELOT DU LAC Son of King Ban of Benwick and Queen Elaine Foster-mother was the Lady of the Lake He was the First Knight of the Round Table Became a loyal knight, companion and friend to King Arthur Brought dishonour to his king, and destroyed the fellowship of the Round Table WHAT WAS HE LOOK LIKE? Never failed in: Gentleness Courtesy Courage Always willing to serve others The greatest fighter and swordsman of all the knights of the Round Table KING ARTHUR Taken by the Lady of the Lake to King Arthur's court Amazed by his honour, his skill with the sword and his bravery in combat Decided to accept him as a knight of the Round Table Multiple adventures together Queen Guinevere End of Arthur's kingdom. THANKS FOR LISTENING
Outstanding figures in British literature Eva Martina Põder 11.b British literature Refers to all literature produced by British authors from the United Kingdom, which includes England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man Includes early works written in Gaelic, Welsh, and Latin, works in Old, Middle, and Modern English, each of which represents a different period Full of great works British works in Latin Venerable Bede He lived between 673 and 735 AD The greatest of all the AngloSaxon scholars
Johanna Merirand Reflective Statement How was your understanding of the cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed during your interactive oral? My comprehension of the traditions and culture of the ancient Greek was substantially enhanced through the discussion we had on the conflict between men and nature in Antigone by Sophocles. The two main characters in the play are Antigone and Creon, who both are motivated by their hubris and the need for glory. In the play, Antigone rebels against the rules set out by Creon, when she attempts to bury her brother even though it has been prohibited by the state. Antigone is sentenced with a death penalty, which is found unreasonable by many of the other members of the society. In the discussion we explored the nature of men and authority i...
EPIC ,,A long narrative poem on a great and serious subject, related in an elevated style, and centered on a heroic or quasi-divine figure on whose actions depends the fate of a tribe, a nation, or the human race. The traditional epics were shaped by a literary artist from historical and legendary materials which had developed in the oral traditions of his nation during a period of expansion and warfare" An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Nonetheless, epics have been written down at least since the works of Virgil, Dante Alighieri, and John Milton. Many probably would not have survived if not written down. The first epics are known as primary, or original, epics. One such epic is the Old English story Beowulf. Epic Conventions, or characteristics common to both type...
The picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890. We meet our three central characters at the beginning of the book, when painter Basil Hallward and his close friend, Lord Henry Wotton, are discussing the subject of Basil's newest painting, about handsome young man named Dorian Gray. Henry told Basil that it's his best work yet and should it sent to the best art gallery in London. Basil refuses to send, because he has pu too much of himself into it. Lord Henry wants to meet this mysterious boy, but Basil doesn't want him to because he's afraid that Henry will change and influence Dorian by his clever words. However, Lord Henry gets his wish--Dorian shows up that very afternoon. The both men thinks that Dorian is very good-looking man with his bright blue eyes and gold hair. Also he had an open, honest face, no dark sec...
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