PROGRAMMA DI LINGUA E CIVILTA’ INGLESE
Classe 4AL
Anno Scolastico 2010-11
Prof.ssa Maria Pia Mastrangelo
Libri di testo: Spiazzi Tavella “ Lit. & Lab. “ Zanichelli
R. Murphy “English grammar in use” Cambridge
M. Dandini “Surfing the world” Zanichelli
THE RENAISSANCE
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: the Tudors Henry VII – Henry VIII ( the English Reformation) Edward VI – Mary Tudor – Elizabeth I ( State and Church – Mary Stuart – England and Spain – The invincible Armada )
SOCIAL BACKGROUND: social and political changes – Elizabethan England – new scientific discoveries.
LITERARY PRODUCTION: William Shakespeare- life and works – plays – Sonnets: “ No longer mourne for me…” – “ Shall I compare Thee…”. John Donne- life and works – theme and features – love poems “ Good Morrow” – Holy Sonnets: Sonnet XIV “ Batter my heart” – Sonnet X “ Death be not proud” – Devotions upon Emergent occasions “ No man is an island”.
THE PURITAN AGE
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The Stuarts – Charles I – The Petition of rights – The Civil War – Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth
SOCIAL BACKGROUND: the Puritans.
LITERARY PRODUCTION: John Milton – life and works – features and themes – Paradise Lost ( plot – Milton and Dante – Satan) Readings: “ Satan’s speech” and “ Eve’s rebellion” (“Paradise Lost”) –“On his blindness” – “The freedom of press” (“Aereopagitica”)
THE RESTORATION
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The Stuarts – Charles II – The Restoration – James II – Mary II and William III ( Bill of Rights – Toleration act – Act of settlement ) Queen Anne.
SOCIAL BACKGROUND: Theatres re-opened. Libertinism.
LITERARY PRODUCTION : Comedy of Manners – continental influence.
THE AUGUSTAN AGE
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND : The Hanoverians George I - Walpole – George II.
SOCIAL BACKGROUND: Coffee Houses – middle class and mercantilism – reason – stability and balance – realism in literature – language.
LITERARY PRODUCTION: poetry – philosophical and rational poetry – influence of the classics – mock-heroic poetry. Alexander Pope – life and works – features and theme – nature - “The Rape of the lock”, “the toilet”. Prose – Journalism - Steele and Addison – “The Spectator” reading : “On Women’s use of fans – “ the Tatler ”-
Prose – satire – J. Swift – life and works – features – style – irony - “Gulliver’s travels” ( plot – parody – rationality vs. animality – political satire – Swift and Gulliver – Swift’s influence.) reading “ the academy of Lagado”. The Novel – origin – 18th century novel – the realistic novel – D. Defoe – life and works – features – “ Robinson Crusoe” reading “ I was born of a good family”- “ Evil vs Good”- “ It was vain to sit still” – “ “The uneven state of human life” - S. Richardson – life and works – features – Richardson’s technique and influence ( the epistolary form). “ Pamela” reading “Virtue and goodness” – H. Fielding – life and works – The comic epic novel – features – “ Tom Jones” ( plot – reading “ A Robbery”).
Revisione delle principali strutture grammatica
Composizioni
Brani di comprensione
Analisi di un testo letterario
Gli alunni L’ insegnante