English literature

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So, the aim of my research is to get general knowledge

So, the aim of my research is to get general

knowledge of the history of the English literature from the end of the VIIth century to the middle of the XXth century as well as to study the issue of influence of the English literature over the Russian one in different historical periods.
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get to know about different periods of the English literature get

get to know about different periods of the English literature
get acquainted

with the most representative writers of each period
to observe specific tendencies in the English literature within each period
to observe the influence of the English literature over the Russian one in each historical period

In order to reach this aim, I had to accomplish the following objectives:

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The first major monuments of Anglo-Saxon literature - Latin monuments -

The first major monuments of Anglo-Saxon literature - Latin monuments -

belong to representatives of the clergy. The most remarkable monument of ancient English poetry is the poem of Beowulf.
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The author of the famous "Canterbury Tales". He made common cause

The author of the famous "Canterbury Tales". He made common cause

with his famous contemporary, John Wycliffe (1320-1384).
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ELIZABETHAN PLAYWRIGHTS: Lily [1554-1606] Robert Greene [1560-1592] Christopher Marlowe [1563-1593] Ben Johnson [1574-1637] Webster [1575-1624]

ELIZABETHAN PLAYWRIGHTS:

Lily [1554-1606]
Robert Greene [1560-1592]
Christopher Marlowe [1563-1593]
Ben Johnson

[1574-1637]
Webster [1575-1624]
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HUMAN PASSIONS love ( "Romeo and Juliet") jealousy (Othello "," Winter's

HUMAN PASSIONS

love ( "Romeo and Juliet")
jealousy (Othello "," Winter's Tale

"),
ambition ( "Macbeth")
vindictiveness and greed ( "The Merchant of Venice")
tyranny,
ingratitude
remorse ( "King Lear")
melancholy
- thirst for justice ( "Hamlet")
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ROMANTICISM Godwin [1756-1836] Robert Burns [1759-1796]

ROMANTICISM

Godwin [1756-1836]

Robert Burns [1759-1796]

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Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein"

Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein"

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Walter Scott [1771-1831] His novels portray the most dramatic moments of

Walter Scott [1771-1831]
His novels portray the most dramatic moments of the

Scottish and English national history.
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Dickens [1812-1870] was one of the most famous realistic writers.

Dickens [1812-1870] was one of the most famous realistic writers.

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Thackeray [1811-1863] is more sarcastic and harsh in his criticism of the aristocratic-bourgeois society.

Thackeray [1811-1863] is more sarcastic and harsh in his criticism of

the aristocratic-bourgeois society.
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Disraeli [1805-1881] later known as famous Lord Beaconsfield. He considers the

Disraeli [1805-1881] later known as famous Lord Beaconsfield. He considers the

person to be a key to success.
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Rudyard Kipling HG Wells

Rudyard Kipling

HG Wells

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Conan Doyle

Conan Doyle

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ANGRY YOUNG MEN Greene, Graham Murdoch, Iris Golding, William N McEwan,

ANGRY YOUNG MEN

Greene, Graham
Murdoch, Iris
Golding, William N
McEwan, Ian


Barnes, Julian
Burgess, Melvin
Naipaul, Vidiadhar Suradzhprasad N
Harold Pinter N
Doris Lessing N

Dystopia:
Huxley, Aldous
Orwell, George
Detective:
Christie, Agatha
Science fiction:
Arthur C. Clarke
Douglas Adams
Fantasy:
John Tolkien