Critically examine the plot in “The Ant and the Grasshopper”: Somerset Maugham‟s short story “The Ant and the Grasshopper” bases itself on the well-known fable of La Fontaine of the same title. The exposition presents a brief summary of the fable‚ followed by the narrator‟s expression of bias against the ant in La Fontaine‟s story. Since in the exposition the narrator uses the fable to introduce his story of the Ramsay brothers‚ the reader‟s expectations from the development of the plot are already
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”Salvatore” by William Somerset Maugham The story “Salvatore” was written by William Somerset Maugham. He was one of the most popular storytellers. Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. His parents died when he was still a boy. While a student in St. Thomas´s Hospital in London‚ he got to know the life of the poor people of London. His longest novel was “Of Human Bondage”. The book tells the story of the first 30 years of Maugham´s life. William Somerset Maugham died in the South of France where
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The Luncheon by Somerset Maugham Analysis The text under analysis belongs to the pen of William Somerset Maugham‚ the one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist‚ but also one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. He was born in Paris in 1874. His parents died when he was very young. The boy was taken away from the French school‚ and went for his lessons daily to the apartment of the English clergyman at the church‚ then he was sent
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I caught sight of her at the play and in answer to her beckoning I went over during the interval and sat down beside her. It was long since I had last seen her and if someone had not mentioned her name‚ I hardly think I would have recognized her. She addressed me brightly. “Well‚ its many years since we first met. How time does fly! We’re none of us getting any younger. Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to luncheon.” Did I remember? It was twenty years ago and I was
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There was a man called Christopher Columbus And he grew up in Italy. Later he learned to be a navigator And how to sail a ship at sea In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies shortcut that was new How could he find a Shortcut to the Indies‚ Bring silk and spices quickly home? He needed someone with a lot of money. He couldn’t do it all alone. In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies
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Analysis of Woolf’s Kew Gardens Oakland‚ John. “Woolf’s Kew Gardens.” English Studies 68.3 (1987): 264-274 In the article “Virginia Woolf’s Kew Gardens” Oakland is trying to examine a short story that few people took the time to do. He says‚ “It is not an expression of meaningless life but‚ on the contrary‚ reveals a harmonious‚ organic optimism.” (1) Since she chose to make it such a short piece of work‚ it fits perfectly with her style of writing. She doesn’t make the theme the subject matter
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Поиск: Учебники-онлайн учебники и методические материалы Материалы по темам: Автомобильные эксплуатационные материалы О технологических‚ экономических и организационных системах поддержания машин в технически исправленном состоянии www.uchebniki-online.com/list/2 Финансы и налоги Включается в состав междисциплинарного экзамена‚ который сдают студенты экономических специальностей в рамках государственного образовательного стандарта www.uchebniki-online.com/list/3 Бухгалтерский
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The ant and the grasshopper by W. S. Maugham The aim of the following paper is to analyze a story by Mark Twain called A Curious Dream. We propose in this paper firstly‚ to analyze characters‚ theme and point of view; secondly‚ the author’s style and thirdly‚ the author’s beliefs. Firstly‚ Characters The participants in the story are: the author‚ John Baxter Copmanhurst (the skeleton). The author in the story is the narrator presented with the subject pronoun “I”; he is the one who describes
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Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3 I. The theoretical aspect of concept………………………………………………….6 1.1. Concept as the basic term of the cognitive linguistics…………………………...6 1.2. The notion of theatre…………………………………………………………….17 II.THEATRE concept in the semantic space of W.S.Maugham’s “Theatre”…………………………………………………………………………….20 2.1. Theatre as it is viewed by W.S.Maugham………………………………………20 2.2. Theatre as people for W.S.Maugham’s…………………………………………23 2.3. The place of tropes in W.S.Maugham’s
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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) is one of the best known writers of the present day. He was not only a novelist‚ but also one of the most successful dramatists and short-story writer. The short-story “Louise” was published in 1936. This story is about the woman who used to get everything what she wants using her “weak heart”. The gist of the problem raised by the author in this story is relationship between people. This problem is always urgent. The main idea conveyed by the author is that
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