Uzbek state world languages university

Summary

Theme 2: The brief presentation of peculiarities of American romanticism and life-stories and creations of its best representatives: W. Irving, J.F. Cooper,

N. Hawthorne, E.A. Poe, H. Melville.

Key Words and Expressions to Theme 2

Abundance Blend Wilderness Inspire Extensively Money-grabber Mode of life Strip off

Burst for good Seascape Obsession Spiritual salvation Subversive Ambiguity Sophisticated Punctuate

Quest

Questions

1. 
   What are the specific features of American Romanticism?
   
2. 
   Who are its best representatives?
   
3. 
   What is W. Irving’s contribution to American literature?
   
4. 
   What are J.F. Cooper’s novels about American Indians?
   
5. 
   Which novel has become the best portrayal of Puritan America?
   
6. 
   Why is E.A. Poe acknowledged as a founder of a genre of a detective story?
   
7. 
   What do you know about “Moby-Dick”?