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Unit 4Unit 4Greatliteratureissimplylanguagechargedwithmeaningtotheutmostpossibledegree.EzraPoundGettoknowthetwoauthors.Gettoknowtheworksofthetwoauthors.Talkaboutsomeofthegreatbooksyouveread.Thinkabouttheimpactliteraryclassicshavehadonyourlife.Literature:writtenartisticworks,particularlythosewithahighandlastingartisticvalue.Literatureistheartthatuseslanguageasamedium.Whats literature?JaneAustenCharlesDickensWilliamShakespeareGreatExpectations远大前程远大前程RomeoandJuliet罗密欧与朱丽叶罗密欧与朱丽叶Prideandprejudice傲慢与偏见傲慢与偏见MatchMatchMatchMatchDo you know these authors and their works?Do you like reading?What kind of books do you like to read?genresfamouswritersandworksfamousquotesCan you tell something about the authors?Sandra CisnerosSandraCisneros,(bornDecember20,1954,Chicago,Illinois,U.S.),Americanshort-storywriterandpoetbestknownforhergroundbreakingevocationofMexicanAmericanlifeinChicago.SheisaLatinaAmericannovelistwhowrotethebestsellingnovelTheHouseonMangoStreet.The House on Mango StreetItiscomprisedof44shortcharactersketches,orstories,calledvignettes.TheyarenarratedbyEsperanza,whojustmovedwithherfamilytoMangoStreet,inthebarrio.EsperanzahatestheirhouseonMangoStreetbecauseitisnota“real”house,liketheonesshesseenonTV.ThenovelisaboutayoungLatinawomancomingofageinChicago,hassoldmorethantwomillioncopies.Cisneroshasreceivednumerousawardsforherwork,includingtheMacArthurFoundationFellowshipandtheTexasMedaloftheArts.ShelivesinSanAntonio,Texas.Sandra Cisneross great works:TheHouseonMangoStreet(1984)Poems(1984)MyWicked,WickedWays(1987)WomanHolleringCreekandOtherStories(1991)HaveYouSeenMarie?(2012)Charles Dickens(1812-1870)Charles DickensisoneofEnglandsmostfamousnovelists.Hedescribedlifeinthemiddleofthe19thcentury,aperiodthatisnowcalledVictorian,asitiswhenQueenVictoriaruledBritain.ManyofDickensnovelstakeplaceinLondon.Hispopularworksare:DavidCopperfield,BleakHouse,ATaleofTwoCities,GreatExpectations,andOurMutualFriend.Dickens worksDickens worksDavidCopperfieldgoesfromahappyhomeuntilhismothermarriesagain.Hessenttoschool.Whenhismotherdies,herunsawaytohisaunt,whosendshimtoanother.Hemakesmorefriendsandfallsinlove,buthardtimesgoes.Hisauntandhisfriendslosetheirmoneytoafraud(诈骗).HisnannyPeggottysfamily,whomDavidhasloved,isalsointrouble.Davidswifediesaswell.Intheend,everythingisresolved.Themoneyisreturned;Peggottysfamilysetsoutonanewadventure;Davidremarries,tohisfriendAgnes,andbeginshisnewcareerasawriter.ItsDickenssmostpopularnovelsandwashisown“favoritechild.”Theworkissemiautobiographical,Dickensrelatedearlypersonalexperiencesthathadmeantmuchtohimhisworkinafactory,hisschoolingandreading,andhisemergencefromparliamentary(议会的议会的)reportingintosuccessfulnovelwriting.OliverTwistisaboutaboynamedOliverTwist,whoescapesfromanorphanage(孤儿孤儿院院)andmeetsagangofpickpockets(扒手扒手)inLondon.ThenovelisoneofDickenssmostwell-knownworks,andhasbeenthesubjectofnumerousfilmandtelevisionadaptations(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.Classicscanstandthetestoftime.Mymeaningsimplyis,thatwhateverIhavetriedtodoinlife,Ihavetriedwithallmyhearttodowell;thatwhateverIhavedevotedmyselfto,Ihavedevotedmyselftocompletely;thatingreataimsandinsmall,Ihavealwaysbeenthoroughlyinearnest.DavidCopperfield,byCharlesDickensadj.非常非常认真的真的;真真诚的的致力致力,专心心,献身献身Youcanneverhavetoomuchsky.Youcanfallasleepandwakeupdrunkonsky,andskycankeepyousafewhenyouaresad.Herethereistoomuchsadnessandnotenoughsky.Butterfliestooarefewandsoareflowersandmostthingsthatarebeautiful.Still,wetakewhatwecangetandmakethebestofit.TheHouseonMangoStreet,bySandraCisneros,n.蝴蝶蝴蝶What message is conveyed in the two excerpts?TheexcerptfromDavidCopperfieldshowsthemaincharacterspassionforwhateverheisdoing.TheotherexcerptfromTheHouseonMangoStreetintroducestheconceptofmakingfulluseofwhatwehavenow.Which of the excerpts makes you feel like reading the whole book?Why?ThesecondexcerptmakesmefeellikereadingthewholebookbecauseIthinkthelanguagetheauthorusesissimplebutbeautiful.Iparticularlylikeherdescriptionoftheskykeepingussafewhenwearesad.What is your favorite 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 Cities,Great Expectations,and Our Mutual Friend.OfthemanyworksofliteratureIhaveread,myfavoriteisTheGadflybytheIrishwriterEthelVoynich.ThestorytakesplaceduringarevolutioninItalyinthe19thcentury.Throughaseriesofexcitingevents,thehero,ArthurBurton,comestotermswithhisidentityandbecomesatruerevolutionary.Thisbookisanamazingcoming-of-agestorythatmovedmedeeply,andIwouldrecommendittoanyone.What is the importance of literature and its impact on society?“Literatureaddstoreality,itdoesnotsimplydescribeit.Itenrichesthenecessarycompetenciesthatdailyliferequiresandprovides;andinthisrespect,itirrigatesthedesertsthatourliveshavealreadybecome.”C.S.Lewis,BritishscholarandnovelistWhy should we read?Readingliteratureexercisestheimagination.Readingliteraturetransportsusoutofourcurrentcontextandintootheragesandplaces.Readingliteratureenablesustoseetheworldthroughtheeyesofothers.Readingliteraturehelpsustoknowourselvesinshort,tounderstandman.Mind map of LiteratureMind map of LiteratureItwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes,itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness,itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity,itwastheseasonofLight,itwastheseasonofDarkness,itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair.CharlesDickensIntroduce your favorite writer and his/her works in 80 words.Make a mind map of Literature yourself.