Articoli letteratura inglese

La trama

La storia è raccontata da due narratori: Lockwood e la signora Nelly Dean, serva. I dialoghi si aprono nel 1801. Un lungo flashback della signora Dean ci riporta indietro di quarant'anni all arrivo di Heathcliff
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HUMANISM - ITALIAN AND ENGLISH REINASSANCE

HUMANISM The most important literary event of the period, was the revival of interest in classical litterature, called Humanism or New Learning. The beginning of Humanism began with the fall of Costantinopol to the turks in 1453. The New
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George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) Gorge Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856 into a middle class Protestant family. His father was an alcoholic. His son lost his respect for him and he never touched a drop of alcohol in his life. His sen
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1900-38: THE AGE OF WAR - WOMEN FIGHT FOR RIGHTS

Inglese 1900-38: THE AGE OF WAR When Queen Victoria died in 1901,Britain was still the greatest world power.But in 1914 the country entered World War I and when the war finished in 1918, the country lost its position as the worl
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) - Life, Features and Themes

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Life · Familyà he was the son on a naval clerk, at 1st they had the money to send Charles to school, but after they had a bankrupt and Charles was obliged t
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15TH - 18TH CENTURIES: THE DIVIDE BEGINS

15TH - 18TH CENTURIES: THE DIVIDE BEGINS The history of Catholic Ireland has always been affected by its closeness to England. The kings of England started to gain control over it in the 15th century. In the 17th century they encouraged English
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TECNOLOGIE del PERTURBANTE

TECNOLOGIE del PERTURBANTE Nasce l'idea che vi sia una peculiare combinazione tra due elementi apparentemente opposti. Le TECNOLOGIE, espressione della modernità, dell'ordine e della razionalizzazione dei fenomeni. Il PERTURBANTE espre
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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (1770-1850)

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (1770-1850) Lyrical Ballads is a collection of poems written together with Coleridge; the preface is considered the manifesto of the Romantic movement in English literature; Coleridge's labour was to write about supernatural,
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The modern age

The modern age Didactically speaking, this age starts from Queen Victoria's death (1901). This event marked a turning-point: the view of society changes and also the human mind. This revolution had involved different fields: §
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Iberians - Celts - Romans - Anglo-Saxons

Iberians Their name derived from the river Iberus (modern Ebro), they were the prehistoric inhabitants of the Great Britain. They settled along the western and southern parts of Britain, and then spread further north as well as to Ireland. T
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The American Revolution - Causes and Early Troubles

The American Revolution The struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence. The "shot
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Charles Dickens - Opere principali

Charles Dickens Charles Dickens nasce a Portsea presso Portsmouth nel 1812, in una modestissima famiglia di ex domestici; il padre John è riuscito a farsi assumere all'Ufficio paga della Marina, ma il bilancio familiare è costantemente in r
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THE PURITAN CODE - VICTORIAN PHILANTROPY

THE PURITAN CODE In 1837 the English Parliament proposed a bill, tent to forbid every form of Entertainment during the sundays. Dickens criticized this bill, because he recognize the hypocrisy in it. The bill did no
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Questionario Letteratura Inglese I

Questionario Letteratura Inglese I chi era William Caxton? William Caxton è stato colui che ha importato la stampa a caratteri mobili in Inghilterra. Che cosa sono il TRIVIUM e i QUADRIVIUM? Trivium e Quadrivium erano le
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Language reforms and new teaching methods

Language reforms and new teaching methodsPassammo successivamente alla scuola di lingue, dove alcuni dotti erano riuniti in consulto per migliorare quella del loro paese. Il primo progetto consisteva nel ridurre tutte le
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William Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet " and " Macbeth "

TITLE: " Romeo and Juliet " and " Macbeth " AUTHOR: William Shakespeare INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The author of "Macbeth" and "Romeo and Juliet" is William Shakespeare. He was born on the 23rd of April 1564 in Stratford-upon-
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) - Life, Features and Themes

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Life · Familyà middle class Scottish family, clashes with his father. · Religionà Presbyterian-Calvinistic do
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WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) - Features and Themes

WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) · Familyà his father denied a small hosiery business which barely supported his family of 6 children (1 of whom died in infancy). · &n
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Jane Austen - Life, Style

Jane Austen Life 1775: born in Steventon (south-west of England) -father was rector of the church -sixth of seven children -uneventful life within the circle of her very close, affectionate family -never marri
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WILLIAM BLAKE

WILLIAM BLAKE William Blake was born in London in 1757. Though he didn t attend a school he was apprenticed to an engraver ,entering later, at the age of 22: the royal Academy. From 1779 onwords he made his living through his art , which
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