BRITISH & AMERICAN LITERATURE

William Shakespeare ( ) an English poet and playwright regarded as the greatest writer in the English literature born in Stratford – upon Avon wrote about 38 plays and 154 sonnets his plays translated in many languages

William Shakespeare ( ) Comedies: The Comedy of Errors The Merchant of Venice Much Ado About Nothing As you like it Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Hamlet King Lear Othello Historical plays: King John Richard III Henry VIII

Watch a short video about Shakespeare and fill in the quiz (4:43 min) shakespeare-mini-biography William Shakespeare ( )

Quiz – are the sentences True or False? 1.He was born on or round March 25, ……. 2.He certainly attended a university.……. 3.He married Anne Hathaway in 1585.……. 4.All his children died.……. 5.He moved to London in 1580s.…….. 6.He built his own theatre in London.…….. 7.His company was called King’s Men.…….. 8.He had a great influence on English language. He invented about 5000 words.…….. 9. Doubts about his authorship appeared in 19 th century. … ….

Charles Dickens ( ) English writer and social critic one of the greatest novelist of the Victorian period created some of the world’s most famous memorable fictional characters wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society

Charles Dickens ( ) The Pickwick Papers Oliver Twist David Copperfield Christmas Carol Great Expectations

Ernest Hemingway ( ) an American author and journalist his style had a strong influence on 20 th -century fiction began as a newspaper writer won the Nobel Price in Literature served in WW1, injured, returned home = this experience influenced his work

Ernest Hemingway ( ) also fell under the influence of the modernist writers and artist ‘Lost Generation’ A Farewell to Arms To Whom the Bells Tolls The Old Man and the Sea

John Irving (1942 ) an American novelist and screenwriter, writes also short stories became popular after the international success of the novel The World According to Garp 5 of his novels have been made into films and become bestsellers The Cider House Rules A widow for One Year The Fourth Hand