BRITISH & AMERICANLITERATURE

William Shakespeare ( 1564 - 1616)

• 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 ( 1564 - 1616)Comedies: The Comedy of Errors

The Merchant of VeniceMuch Ado About NothingAs you like it

Tragedies: Romeo and JulietMacbethHamletKing LearOthello

Historical plays: King John

Richard IIIHenry VIII

Watch a short video about Shakespeare and fill in the quiz (4:43 min)

http://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323/videos/william-shakespeare-mini-biography-12060739685

William Shakespeare ( 1564 - 1616)

William Shakespeare ( 1564 - 1616)Quiz – are the sentences True or False?

1. He was born on or round March 25, 1564. …….

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 19th century. …….

Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)• 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 (1812 - 1870)

• The Pickwick Papers

• Oliver Twist

• David Copperfield

• Christmas Carol

• Great Expectations

Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961)

• an American author and journalist

• his style had a strong influence on 20th-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 (1899 - 1961)

• 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