Somerset Maugham Table: Ⅰ. A brief introduction to the author Ⅱ. Plot summary Ⅲ. Comments A. The Title B. Love Relationships with Three Women C. Comparisons between Stroeve and Strickland D. Why is it Classic? E. Sentences Analysis Ⅰ. A brief introduction to the author William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)‚ a famous British writer all over the world. Born in Paris‚ 1874‚ Maugham was the sixth and youngest son. His father Robert Ormond Maugham was an English
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leads an intellectual lifestyle by reading book‚ attending lectures‚ traveling around the world‚ and learning and experiencing different religions. Overall‚ he is an idealist who seeks for the absolutely spiritual happiness. Like Larry explains to Maugham: “Money is nothing to us; it’s merely the symbol of success. We are the greatest idealists in the world; I happen to think that we’ve set our ideal on the wrong objects; I happen to think that the greatest ideal man can set before himself is self-perfection”
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Escape” by W.S. Maugham William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist‚ but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce
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William Somerset Maugham [pic] The Verger The Round Dozen Salina Vargas English IV AP Period 8 The life of William Somerset Maugham laid the introduction to many of his novels‚ plays‚ or short stories. His experiences growing up and traveling the world were the base for his work At the young age of ten‚ Maugham became an orphan and was sent to live with a religious uncle and lived a life that revolved around school that eventually led him to be a qualified doctor. These childhood experiences
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and Sixpence The Moon and Sixpence.jpg Cover of the first UK edition Author William Somerset Maugham Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Biographical novel Publisher William Heinemann Publication date 1919 Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Pages 263 pp OCLC 22207227 The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham‚ told in episodic form by a first-person narrator‚ in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the
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subjective modality d) grammatical means (mood forms of the verb) conveying grammatical modality. I do really wish it hadnt been you. (Greene) Can I come up and see your pictures (Hemingway) Having it all‚ one cant leave a woman without a bob. (Maugham) 310 d) When the modal verb can expresses irrefutability of action or assuredness of statement‚ it may be conveyed in Ukrainian‚ where this kind of modal meaning is usually expressed implicitly‚ through a definite word-order and sentence stress (prosodic
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appointment with him tonight in Samarra. In “The Appointment in Samarra” W. Somerset Maugham delivers a message about the harsh reality of death. In this tale Death is personified as a woman who is very matter-of-fact about her work‚ which‚ more specifically‚ involves keeping an appointment with a certain servant. In the first sentence we read that the servant was terrified as a result of being “jostled”(pg. 4) by death. Maugham illustrates the fear of dying that is such a natural part of our human nature
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The English author William S. Maugham is best known for his short story “Mr. Know All”‚ in which he employs the irony technique brilliantly. Written in the same fashion is “The Verger”‚ another short story about the path of making success of an illiterate verger. Maugham‚ in this amazingly ironic literary work‚ has put the art of utilizing irony to the top degree with the reply of Foreman the protagonist to the bank manager at the end of the story. Foreman has been the verger of St. Peter’s for
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few differences‚ though the authors’ use of language‚ ending‚ and plot. In “Appointment in Samarra” Maugham uses assertive language that depicts Death in a negative way. He lets the reader know through his language the kind of fear the character Death emits to the Merchant. “She looked at me and made a threatening gesture…Death will not find me.”(Maugham 1). The reader can pinpoint with this fear and understand the story better. On the other hand‚ in “Godfather Death”
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Strickland William Somerset Maugham was an English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era. He possessed a keen and observant eye; in his best works he ridiculed philistinism‚ narrow-mindedness‚ hypocrisy‚ self-interest and utilitarian approach to art. His links with realistic art‚ however‚ were not so solid as to place him among the best English writers of his period. The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham‚ told in episodic form
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