1、Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree. Ezra Pound Get to know the two authors. Get to know the works of the two authors. Talk about some of the great books youve read. Think about the impact literary classics have had on your life. Literature: written
2、 artistic works, particularly those with a high and lasting artistic value. Literature is the art that uses language as a medium. Whats literature? Jane Austen Charles Dickens William Shakespeare Great Expectations 远大前程远大前程 Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧与朱丽叶罗密欧与朱丽叶 Pride and prejudice 傲慢与偏见傲慢与偏见 Do you know t
3、hese authors and their works? Do you like reading? What kind of books do you like to read? genres famous writers and works famous quotes Can you tell something about the authors? Sandra Cisneros Sandra Cisneros, (born December 20, 1954, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American short- story writer and poet
4、 best known for her groundbreaking evocation of Mexican American life in Chicago. She is a Latina American novelist who wrote the bestselling novel The House on Mango Street. The House on Mango Street It is comprised of 44 short character sketches, or stories, called vignettes. They are narrated by
5、Esperanza, who just moved with her family to Mango Street, in the barrio. Esperanza hates their house on Mango Street because it is not a “real” house, like the ones shes seen on TV. The novel is about a young Latina woman coming of age in Chicago, has sold more than two million copies. Cisneros has
6、 received numerous awards for her work, including the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the Texas Medal of the Arts. She lives in San Antonio, Texas. Sandra Cisneross great works: The House on Mango Street (1984) Poems (1984) My Wicked, Wicked Ways (1987) Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1
7、991) Have You Seen Marie? (2012) Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Charles Dickens is one of Englands most famous novelists. He described life in the middle of the 19th century, a period that is now called Victorian, as it is when Queen Victoria ruled Britain. Many of Dickens novels take place in London.
8、His popular works are: David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend. Dickens works David Copperfield goes from a happy home until his mother marries again. Hes sent to school. When his mother dies, he runs away to his aunt, who sends him to another.
9、 He makes more friends and falls in love, but hard times goes. His aunt and his friends lose their money to a fraud (诈骗诈骗). His nanny Peggottys family, whom David has loved, is also in trouble. Davids wife dies as well. In the end, everything is resolved. The money is returned; Peggottys family sets
10、 out on a new adventure; David remarries, to his friend Agnes, and begins his new career as a writer. Its Dickenss most popular novels and was his own “favorite child.” The work is semiautobiographical, Dickens related early personal experiences that had meant much to himhis work in a factory, his s
11、chooling and reading, and his emergence from parliamentary (议会的议会的) reporting into successful novel writing. Oliver Twist is about a boy named Oliver Twist, who escapes from an orphanage (孤儿孤儿 院院) and meets a gang of pickpockets (扒手扒手) in London. The novel is one of Dickenss most well-known works, a
12、nd has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations (改编改编). Have you read these two books? Read the excerpts below from two famous works of literature and discuss the following questions in pairs. Classics can stand the test of time. My meaning simply is, that whatever I have tried t
13、o do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to completely; that in great aims and in small, I have always been thoroughly in earnest. David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens adj. 非常认真的非常认真的;真诚的真诚的 致力致力,专心专心,献身献身 You can never h
14、ave too much sky. You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky, and sky can keep you safe when you are sad. Here there is too much sadness and not enough sky. Butterflies too are few and so are flowers and most things that are beautiful. Still, we take what we can get and make the best of it. The Ho
15、use on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros, n. 蝴蝶蝴蝶 What message is conveyed in the two excerpts? The excerpt from David Copperfield shows the main characters passion for whatever he is doing. The other excerpt from The House on Mango Street introduces the concept of making full use of what we have now
16、. Which of the excerpts makes you feel like reading the whole book? Why? The second excerpt makes me feel like reading the whole book because I think the language the author uses is simple but beautiful. I particularly like her description of the sky keeping us safe when we are sad. What is your fav
17、orite work of literature? Why? born February 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Englanddied June 9, 1870, Gads Hill, near Chatham, Kent, English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His popular works are: A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Citi
18、es, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend. Of the many works of literature I have read, my favorite is The Gadfly by the Irish writer Ethel Voynich. The story takes place during a revolution in Italy in the 19th century. Through a series of exciting events, the hero, Arthur Burton, comes to term
19、s with his identity and becomes a true revolutionary. This book is an amazing coming-of-age story that moved me deeply, and I would recommend it to anyone. What is the importance of literature and its impact on society? “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the nec
20、essary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” C.S. Lewis, British scholar and novelist Why should we read? Reading literature exercises the imagination. Reading literature transports us out of our current
21、 context and into other ages and places. Reading literature enables us to see the world through the eyes of others. Reading literature helps us to know ourselves in short, to understand man. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. Charles Dickens Introduce your favorite writer and his / her works in 80 words. Make a mind map of Literature yourself.
