“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