The first of the Russian writers who touched upon the theme of the “little man” was Pushkin. His story “The Stationmaster” is devoted to the modest existence of station supervisor Samson Vyrin. The story became the first of a number of works of Russian literature devoted to this topic. In the poem “The Bronze Horseman” … Read more
Shakespeare’s playwright-play is divided into three periods: Первый, так называемый оптимистический, ознаменован появлением произведений, которые пронизаны верой в победу добра над злом, торжеством человечности, ума и справедливости. Наиболее известные среди них – исторические хроники “Ричард III”, “Генрих IV”, а также искрометные комедии “Укрощение строптивой”, “Сон в летнюю ночь”, “Венецианский купец”, “Много шума из ничего”, “Двенадцатая … Read more
Unshakable only one single feeling, Embedded in us by nature itself: the instinct Self-preservation. In the states of European civilization This instinct is called personal interest. O. Balzac “Human comedy” Balzac, which includes the story “Gobsek”, still has not lost its relevance. Perhaps because people have changed little since then. Kindness, sensitivity, devotion, purity still … Read more
Is it easy to be a disciple? Is it easy to go to school? Is it easy to learn something new every day, learn and try something that you have never done before in your life? It seems to me that there can be only one answer to this question – it is difficult! What … Read more
To the story “The Old Man and the Sea” cinematographers from different countries addressed. The first screen version of the work appeared even during Hemingway’s life in 1958. Participation in the work on it was accepted by the writer himself. Striving for reliability, he wanted the filmmakers to shoot not a dummy, but a real … Read more
“Sister Kerry” … like those who love shine, And the excitement of Broadway, and the atmosphere of the capital as a whole. “ “Everyone… strives for one thing – to be as happy as possible”. T. Dreiser The novel “Sister Kerry” by Theodore Dreiser came out in print in 1900. The pursuit of wealth, which … Read more
Classicism – a direction in the literature of the XVII – beginning of the XIX century, focusing on the aesthetic standards of ancient art. The main idea is the approval of the priority of the mind. At the heart of aesthetics is the principle of rationalism: a work of art must be intelligently constructed, logically … Read more
I like mathematics more than other subjects. It was enough for an ancient man to count to five or ten. His life was too simple, primitive. Now everything is not so. Without mathematics today it is impossible to live in the world. Numbers surround us everywhere. Seconds and minutes, kilometers and millimeters, grams and kilograms, … Read more
When Louis XIV asked In Pualo, who is the most Wonderful writer of the century, He replied: “Moliere.” M. Bulgakov There is no monument on his grave. A cast-iron plate, lying on the spot where a comediographer and an actor was buried beneath four feet of consecrated ground, collapsed from time to time. There is … Read more
If at school the teacher gave the task to the guys at the drawing class to depict on the sheet of paper the car tire track, everyone would be surprised: what kind of drawing is this? But Calle Blomqvist, the hero of the book Astrid Lindgren, a thirteen-year-old Swede, without any assignment from the instructor, … Read more
“If an adult completely forgets the child in himself, It will turn into a machine for eating, Pleasure, obtaining money. “ D. Updike Will we remember childhood as clearly as it is now? What moments will be remembered for life, and which will disappear forever from our memory? Maybe, only in years I can understand … Read more
Who is Homer? Most researchers of ancient literature agree that Homer lived in the 8th century BC. He was born and worked in Ionia – on the West coast of Asia Minor and the nearby islands. It is possible that his homeland was Smyrna, the ancient Greek name of the city of Izmir, a major … Read more
“Tartuffe” – the recognized peak of Moliere’s creativity. In this comedy, ideological richness is happily combined with artistic perfection. The characters deduced in it are remarkable. In the play there are almost no “auxiliary” characters with a conditional characteristic. The main character, the hero of the comedy, is Tartuffe. It is in him embodied hateful … Read more
Whatever they say, and the first impression of a person is formed by its appearance. Each of us wants to dress elegantly and exquisitely. Good taste has always been a sign of good breeding. The word fashion pushes us to the idea of clothing, although it means a broader concept. Even the translation of this … Read more
Interesting and original are the images of Madame de Renal and Matilda de la Mole. In the moral and psychological plan of the novel they act as these poles, between which the brief life of Julien Sorel flashed. It is the love for these two women that reflects the different facets of the character’s character. … Read more
Nature is all life around us: fields, rivers, lakes, seas… And our whole life depends on the wealth of the earth, the health of wildlife. But every person has his own attitude towards her. In this we are convinced by the author, raising an important problem of perception of the beauty of nature. In our … Read more
Studying literature, we saw that many of the heroes of Russian writers were very sympathetic to such an ambiguous figure as Napoleon. Through sympathy for him, even the fascination with it went to such heroes of Russian literature as Onegin, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, Rodion Raskolnikov. And each of them was able to choose, hear, consider … Read more
On the street it was warm, Snow would soon turn into water, And, forgetting about the cold of the past, the songs are joyful birds. (M. Kryukov) The icicles have sunk in the sunlight, weeping with joyful tears in anticipation of the warm spring days. The forest awakens from hibernation, the lake is removed ice … Read more
Do you need a person to be happy? To assert itself in life? To feel like a master of life? What should I prefer in life: feelings or money, empathy or calculation, power over oneself or power over others? On these and other questions, Honore Balzac tried to answer in his novel “Gobsek”. In the … Read more
I was ambitious and I’m not going to Repent of this; I then acted so, As our time demands. Stendhal. Red and black The novel “Red and Black” was written by Stendhal in 1830. The protagonist of the novel is the gifted, beautiful and young son of the carpenter Julien Sorel. A great influence on … Read more
Quite recently in the office of Russian language and literature in one of the albums I saw a picture of my brother, who graduated from school in 2007, and read his last school essay. What wonderful words did he find to express gratitude to the teachers! Here is what Kolya wrote: “Teacher… When you pronounce … Read more
The story “Gobsek”, written in 1830, can be considered the original grain from which the whole giant “Human comedy” of Balzac grows. The image of Gobsek is one of the brightest human types that occur not only in Balzac’s works, but also in modern life. One of the convictions of Gobsek, who had a good … Read more
Art is a sphere of human activity that is addressed to its emotional, aesthetic side of personality. Through auditory and visual images, through associative series and intense mental and mental work, there is a kind of communication with the creator of the work of art and those for whom it was created: the listener, the … Read more
Environmental problems have become one of the most pressing problems of modern society. More and more people are suffering from water and air pollution. Nature also suffers from soil pollution and radioactivity. The reasons for such environmental problems are many. Among them, the increase in the number of cars on the roads, the waste of … Read more
To be or not to be, that’s the question… V. Shakespeare The story of Hamlet, written by Shakespeare in the very beginning of the XVII century, is based on an old legend. She talks about how the young prince Hamlet, pretending to be insane, so as not to seem dangerous to the enemies, avenged his … Read more
What is the direction of Byron’s work in the world literature? What are the main themes of Byron’s work? “Byron’s poetry is a scream of suffering, it’s a complaint, but a proud complaint that gives rather than asks, rather descends than begs,” – wrote about Byron’s poetry VG Belinsky. Like no other, Byron embodied in … Read more
Many adventures were in the life of the heroes of Mark Twain – Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. And in each episode the friendship of the guys was manifested. I want to talk about this episode. One day, Tom was seized with a desire to find a treasure. The most suitable friend for this was … Read more
Did Hamlet defeat evil? This question is difficult to answer unequivocally. On the one hand, we can say that he really won. But at what price was this victory given to him? He lost everything, including life. But could he live after the death of his mother, beloved? Hardly. He would be constantly tormented by … Read more
In the first half of the XIX century. England was shaken by the waves of a powerful Luddite movement, uniting in its ranks artisans, desperately crushed new machines, with the appearance of which they were deprived of work or a significant part of their wages. The government of England, which took care exclusively about the … Read more
Being a disciple and follower of G. Flaubert, Maupassant in his work adhered to the priorities of his teacher, which included the description of everyday life and customs of different strata of society, the formulation of acute issues of modern social and moral life, the study of human psychology, the impeccably polished style. At the … Read more
Only he is worthy of life and freedom, Who every day for them goes to battle. I. Goethe Goethe created his “Faust” throughout his life. Although Goethe did not write Faust for the theater, it is both a tragedy and a philosophical poem. It reflected the search for a whole generation of German philosophical thought. … Read more
In his works of art, the writer first of all reinterprets what he knew well from his own life experience. However, the “truth of facts” was important to him only to the extent that it opened the way to the “truth of feelings.” Expanding the inner world of his characters, E. Hemingway relied on artistic … Read more
In the world there existed and exist absolutely different in character, appearance, social status of people. Smart and stupid, beautiful and lacking in beauty, strong and weak. If we characterize the last group of antonyms, we should remember that we mean the strength or weakness of the human spirit. Weak people rarely achieve something in … Read more
How did the writer manage to solve two very important issues at the beginning of the book: the question of the role of appearance in the fate of man and the question of the role of Force and Justice? Does the author see a connection between these concepts? To answer these questions, try to make … Read more
The environment is the natural habitat that surrounds us everywhere. Over the past decades, people have already built so many factories that the environment has suffered. Some environmental problems are very relevant in modern society. We face the problems of air pollution, water pollution, global warming, nuclear pollution, the disappearance of certain animal species, etc. … Read more
Everyone in his life sees for himself a certain purpose and a cause to which he would dedicate his life. But man is a social being, and depends on another person. And often people take for ideals other people’s values that carry in themselves, both positive and negative. One of the main topics addressed in … Read more
I need to stay alone to figure it out. In itself and in everything else. G. Ibsen The play “Doll House”, written in 1879, is still the most popular of the Ibsen dramas. It is most often put theaters around the world. This is partly because the Doll House was one of the most important … Read more
In the spiritual quest of Julien Sorel, several stages can be distinguished: life in Verrieres in his family, and then a tutor in the family of the mayor of M. de Renal; stay in the Besançon theological seminary; Paris, the mansion of the Marquis de La Mole; crime and remorse in prison. The most difficult … Read more
The emergence of French realism, beginning with the work of Stendhal, occurred in parallel with the further development of romanticism in France. It is indicative that the first who supported and largely appreciated the realistic search for Stendhal and Balzac were Viktor Hugo and George Sand, vivid representatives of the French Romanticism of the Restoration … Read more
The lyrics of the remarkable Russian poet SA Yesenin draws with his amazing sincerity, love for life, for the homeland, for everything living. Most clearly, all these qualities are expressed in poems dedicated to nature. Yesenin’s childhood was spent in the village of Ryazan province, where he was surrounded by the beauty of the low-key … Read more
The second quarter of the 20th century is the era of the highest heyday of jazz culture. The USA has become the cradle of this musical genre, and the New Orleans jazz is rightfully considered a gold classics. Initially, jazz arose as a synthesis of blues and ragtime, and its main distinctive feature was always … Read more
The story of Jack London “Love of life” made a strong impression on me. From the first to the last line you are in suspense, you follow the fate of the hero, holding your breath. You survive and believe that he will survive. At the beginning of the story we see two comrades wandering around … Read more
Today I am one of the 170 million people who consider the Russian language native. I’m proud of this, because Russian is a great world language. Russian belongs to the languages of interethnic communication, it is one of the ten most common languages on the planet. This is the state language of the largest state … Read more
It was summer in the yard. For many days, the scorching rays of the sun exhausted everything around. Under their fierce onslaught, the green meadow and field grasses withered, the branches of the trees waxed sorrowful, the birds sang not so loudly as usual, but people seemed to suffocate in the stuffiness. It seemed that … Read more
The democratization of our society has revealed many opportunities in expressing our views and aspirations. Therefore, today, literally at every step, we can meet representatives of various subcultures, and people of informal appearance today are found not only on the streets of megacities, but also in small towns and even villages. As for me, I … Read more
The question is whether the school uniform is necessary for children and what are the arguments “for and against” its wearing. parents are asked when their child is sent to school for the first time. The charter of schools can assume the same style of school uniform for all, different models of the school uniform … Read more
Virtue… is not divided into parts; Either she is, or she is not. O. de Balzac. Father Gorio One of the themes of Honore de Balzac’s remarkable novel “Father Gorio” is the impact of the social environment on the character of a person. Creating different images, the collision of which with society led to different … Read more
The story of Antoine de Saint-Exupery is filled with wisdom, like a jug – with cool water. It is wisdom, quenching thirst. Not moralizing – but the advice of a friend. Most of all I like the fairy tale about the relationship of the Little Prince with a beautiful flower – a rose. The little … Read more
This is the most suitable boy for you. From time to time it is necessary To treat with a stick it will go It’s good for him. And its content It will not be expensive, because He was not fattened from birth. C. Dickens. The Adventures of Oliver Twist Having come out, the works of … Read more
Gold is the spiritual essence Total current society. O. de Balzac. Gobsek How many examples in the history of mankind, when people overestimated the power of money, became their slaves, losing all the best that they had before: moral principles, families, friends. People themselves have turned capital, wealth into a monster, a monster, mercilessly swallowing … Read more