Novel “Tamango”, written in 1829, continued the theme, common in the leading French literature – the colonial activities of whites and the oppression of the Negroes. In the novel Merimee is given the image of a typical slaver, Captain Ledoux. He and his assistants are opposed by the Negro leader Tamango and his fellow tribesmen. … Read more
Reading the comedy of Moliere, one involuntarily thinks that the great playwright somehow mystically saw our time – the modern Jourdens, when people who are uneducated, sometimes even semi-literate seek to gain both title and power. Jourdains will never die, while there are people who believe that you can buy something that is not given … Read more
Not every connoisseur of Khayyam poetry guessed that there was an allegorical meaning hidden in them. To interpret it is not so simple: for this you need to orient yourself in the cultural traditions of the medieval East. Thus, in the time of Khayyam, a religious-mystical doctrine called Sufism arose that had a huge impact … Read more
What happiness to live in the world! Live in this world, on Earth! Hello, soldier! The soldier is the most terrible and brutal war! My name is Sergey Rogov. I am studying in the 7th grade of the secondary school No. 30 in Podolsk, Moscow Region. You, of course, do not know me. After all, … Read more
Know well that I would not exchange my sorrows for slavish service. Aeschylus Literature of Ancient Greece played a huge role in the cultural development of mankind. Many years separate us from the heyday of ancient Greek art, but we still continue to read his best works. Among them are the tragedies of the great … Read more
The novel “Red and Black” is a true narrative about the society of the Restoration period in France. This is a socio-psychological novel, based on the conflict between the individual and society. The path of the main character Julien Sorel leads to the idea that in the era of Napoleon, he could become a hero, … Read more
Our future is in our hands. Surely, each of us repeatedly heard these words from the lips of parents, teachers. And this future depends on how much effort we will attach to its construction. To date, while studying, we use what our parents, past generations, have created. But a few years will pass and we … Read more
Julien Sorel – the protagonist of the novel – a nineteen-year-old youth, generously gifted by nature with mental abilities and an ardent heart. He is a son of a plebeian by origin. His father is a former peasant. To the beginning of the story, the old man Sorel is the owner of the sawmill. He … Read more
Goethe’s creative path, which covered sixty-five years, was marked by the creation of the highest examples of poetry, prose and drama, closely related to the German cultural tradition and attained universal spiritual and aesthetic significance. This multidirectionality is one of the evidences of universality and plasticity of the Goethe genius. The creative development of the … Read more
The first breath of a spring drop. From the roofs of houses, melt water slowly drips, the last snow, symbolizing the winter reign, disappears. Nature throws off a warm blanket of snow, covering it all the cold season. A wonderful time awakening the world around us. Special joy is brought by the pierced snowdrops, which … Read more