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Устная часть экзамена включает в себя ответ на два теоретических вопроса и пересказ предложенного художественного произведения (3ий экзаменационный вопрос).

Списоквопросовкэкзамену:

1. The early (Amerindian) period of American literature: its genres, specifics, themes; definition.

2. The Pre-Columbian period of American literature: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition.

3. The Columbian period of American literature: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition.

4. The Colonial Period: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition.

5. The Enlightenment, Revolutionary Period: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition.

6. The Enlightenment: Neoclassicism: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition.

7. Pre-Romantic period: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition.

8. The formation of national American literature. Romanticism, periods, peculiar features of its aesthetics; its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition.

9. The writings of Washington Irving. The genre of short story. The theme of money in his stories. The stories “Rip Van Winkle”, “The Devil and Tom Walker”.

10. James Fennimore Cooper. The main principle of his historical novels. The patriotic theme in his novel “The Spy”. “The leather-Stocking” epic, its problems and hero.

11. Edgar Allan Poe. The main problem in his novels. The reflection of the achievements of science and technology in his works. ,Mystical and supernatural motives. The detective story genre. His satirical grotesques. Poetry.

12. Henry Wordsworth Longfellow. The epic poem “The Song of Hiawatha”, its problems, the character of Hiawatha.

13. Abolitionism: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition. Harriet-Beecher Stowe, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”: themes, characters, ideas.

14. Transcendentalism: its definition, themes, ideas, representatives. The democratic character of Walt Whitman’s poetry. The problems of slavery, war, American democracy in his works. “Leaves of Grass”, “Democratic Vistas”.

15. Realism: Regionalism: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition. Mark Twain. The democratic character of his writings, their critical tendency. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, the main theme.

16. Jack London. Life and works. Theme and problems of the novel “Martin Eden”.

17. Naturalism: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition. Theodore Dreiser. The main themes and artistic method. “Sister Carrie”, its main theme. “An American Tragedy”, the typical American character of the tragedy, problems of the young generation and American “success”.

18. Sinclair Lewis. The “average” American and the “American Way of Life” in his novels “Main Street” and “Babbitt”.

19. Modernism: Jazz Age: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition. Francis Scott Fitzgerald. “The Great Gatsby” or “Tender Is the Night”, its theme and problems.

20. The writings of William Faulkner. His novel “The Sound and the Fury”, its problems and style. The Snopes Trilogy (“The Hamlet”, “The Town,” “The Mansion”) – an epic of the American South.

21. Modernism: Lost generation: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives; definition. Ernest Hemingway. The anti-war novel “A Farewell to Arms”, its themes. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, its anti-fascist theme. “The Old Man and the Sea”, its theme and hero.

22. John Steinbeck. “The Grapes of Wrath”, a social novel, its theme, problems and heroes. The novel “The Winter of our Discontent”. Its social, psychological and philosophical content. “Of Mice and Men”.

23. Erskine Caldwell. Ethical, moral, race problems in his works. “Tobacco Road”.

24. Robert Penn Warren. The theme of American politics and political bosses in the novel “All the King's Men”.

25. Jerome David Salinger. The problem of younger generation in his work “The Catcher in the Rye” and the stories of the Glass family.

26. Post-Modernism: Impressionism: its genres, specifics, themes, representatives, definition. Sherwood Anderson – master of psychological story. Impressionistic, symbolical tendencies.

27. Truman Capote. His short stories, their problems. The social and exposing character of the book “Grass Harp” or “In Cold Blood”, or “Breakfast at Tiffany's”.

28. John Updike. The problem of the younger generation and education, ethical problems in the novel “The Centaur”.

29. Problems of American theatre. E. Neill, A. Miller, E. Albee, T. Williams.

30. James Baldwin and his ideology of a black writer. His essays, short stories and plays. “Nobody knows my Name”.

31. The writings of Southern Renaissance: McCullers, H. Lee, M. Mitchell, etc.

32. William Saroyan – the example of the synthesis of two cultures: “The Human Comedy”, “The Adventures of Wesley Jackson”.

33. John Updike, Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, Raymond Chandler and their place in modern American literature.

Список обязательных произведений художественной литературы

(для 3го экзаменационного вопроса)

1. Washington Irving “Rip Van Winkle”, “The Devil and Tom Walker”.

2. James Fennimore Cooper “The Spy”, “The Leather Stocking” epic.

3. Edgar Allan Poe “Fall of the House of Usher”, “The Raven”.

4. Henry Wordsworth Longfellow “The Song of Hiawatha”.

5. Walt Whitman “Leaves of Grass”, “Democratic Vistas”.

6. Mark Twain. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”.

7. Jack London “Martin Eden”, northern stories “White Fang”, “Love of Life”, etc.

8. Theodore Dreiser “Sister Carrie” or “An American Tragedy”.

9. Sinclair Lewis “Main Street”, “Babbitt”.

10. Francis Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby” or “Tender Is the Night”.

11. William Faulkner “The Sound and the Fury” or the Snopes Trilogy (“The Hamlet”, “The Town,” “The Mansion”).

12. Ernest Hemingway “A Farewell to Arms” or “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, “The Old Man and the Sea”.

13. John Steinbeck “The Grapes of Wrath”, “Of Mice and Men”.

14. Erskine Caldwell “Tobacco Road”.

15. Robert Penn Warren “All the King's Men”.

16. Jerome David Salinger “The Catcher in the Rye”.

17. Truman Capote “Grass Harp” or “In cold Blood” or “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”.

18. John Updike “The Centaur” or the Rabbit series.

19. Harper Lee “To Kill a Mockingbird”.

20. Eugene O'Neill “Desire under the Elms”, “Beyond the Horizon”.

21. Edward Elbee “The Zoo Story”, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”.

22. Arthur Miller “Death of A Salesman”.

23. Tennessee Williams “Orpheus Descending”.

24. Vladimir Nabokov “Pnin”, “Lolita”.

25. Norman Mailer “The Naked and Dead”.

26. Irving Shaw “Young Lions”.

27. Joseph Heller “Catch-22”.

28. Kurt Vonnegut “Slaughterhouse Five”.

29. John Gardner “Grendel”.

30. John Irving “The Sunlight Dialogues”.

СПИСОК РЕКОМЕНДУЕМОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ

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