Жанр биографического романа в творчестве Вашингтона Игрвинга

Статья Герасимюк М.И. и Александровой О.Н. посвящена актуальному на сегодняшний день жанру биографического романа и определению его значимости в творчестве Вашингтона Ирвинга (Washington Irving, 1783-1859). В исследовании анализируется авторское своеобразие биографического жанра в творчестве американского писателя, прослеживается его связь с историческим романом и эволюция на примере его известных биографических призведений.Стаття Герасимюк М.І. та Александрової О.М. присвячена актуальному на сьогоднішній день жанру біографічного роману і визначенню його значення у творчості В. Ірвінга (англ. Washington Irving; 3 квітня 1783 – 28 листопада 1859) .У дослідженні аналізується авторська своєрідність біографічного жанру у творчості американського письменника, простежується її зв'язок з історичним романом та еволюція на прикладі його відомих біографічних творів.The article by Gerasimyuk M.I. and Alexandrova O.N. is devoted to the genre of the biographical novel and its value in the works of Washington Irving (april 3, 1783 – november 28, 1859). The task in the article is to analyze the author's originality of the biographical genre in the works of the American writer, to observe its historical development and to identify its connection with the historical novel, the evolution and characteristics of this genre in the writer’s works, on the example of his famous biographical novels:»A History and Voyages of Christopher Columbus»; «History of Mahomet and his successors»; «Life of George Washington»; «Oliver Goldsmith». Scientific novelty of this research consists in more detailed study of the biographical novel in Irving's works. To solve the problems, the following methods have been used: сomparative method allowed to clarify specifics of the writer's novels and to identify the genre features of his work; biographical method allowed to find personal experiences and psychological transformation in the mind of the writer; theoretical analysis of the writer's works made it possible to observe the development of literature especially in the era of his work and determine its specific features; narrative and structural methods used to identify the underlying structure of biographical works

Воплощение мотива «таинственного» портрета в творчестве В. Ирвинга

Рассматриваются новеллы В. Ирвинга (Washington Irving, 1783–1859) «Загадочный корабль» (The Storm-Ship, 1823), «Дом с привидениями» (The Haunted House, 1823), «Дольф Хейлигер» (Dolph Heyliger, 1823), «Таинственный портрет» (The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture, 1824), «Портрет молодого Итальянца» (The Story of the Young Italian, 1824). Исследуется воплощение мотива «таинственного» портрета в данных произведениях американского писателя

The Monument Erected in Barcelona in 1954 in Honor of Archer Milton Huntington, the Founder of The Hispanic Society of America, and His Wife, Anna Hyatt Huntington, the Eminent Sculptress.

Podeu consultar la versió en castellà a http://hdl.handle.net/2445/8764It was in 1954 that Barcelona became the first city to pay tribute to Archer Milton Huntington (New York, 1870 - Bathel, Connecticut, 1955), by erecting a monument to the memory of this outstanding collector and Hispanist, and to his wife, Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (Cambridge, 1876 - California, 1973). An excellent sculptor, Anna Hyatt Huntington was also unstinting in her support of her husband¿s Hispanic interest. The monument was Barcelona's way of recognizing and paying tribute to this greatly respected American collector and philanthropist. Huntington played a major role in refuting "Prescott's Paradigm", named after the historian whose work on Spain did much to further the Black Legend.3 Moreover, Huntington occupied an important place in American Hispanic Studies, along with such other outstanding names as George Ticknor (Boston, 1791 - 1871), Washington Irving (New York, 1783 - 1859) and Henry Longfellow (1807 - 1882)

The use of John Adams as a historical character 1789--1874

John Adams was central to the founding of the United States and has held enduring interest among many generations including his own. The foundation of Adams as a historical character was constructed both by people he interacted with personally and by the turmoil of politics, casting him in roles with conflicting results. After his death, Adams was placed in a variety of roles as a historical character as people struggled to make sense of the contentious decades leading up and including the Civil War. After the Civil War, a more sophisticated warts and all portrayal of John Adams as a historical character as American historical identity was reexamined. The ways Adams was constructed and used as a historical character illuminates issues surrounding cultural history, historiography and conceptualization of the American Revolution by historians. That use also highlights recent interest in John Adams

Political, military and cultural impact of the North African muslims on the United States during the first years of the early republic : 1783-1807

The North African Barbary States (Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli) and the United States of America maintained various relations in the Early Modern Times. After the War of Independence the relations became rather problematic between the two cultures. In the American mind, relations with the Barbary States have been generally associated with issues of commerce, piracy, captivity, tribute and war. The American merchants and sailors were captured several times by muslim corsairs after the Revolutionary War. The confederation, however, was powerless in foreign matters and there was a need to centralize the government. At the same time, in the early 1800s several sea narratives and captivity narratives were published about the Americans. This had an important impact on American literature. Furthermore, the first foreign war of the United States was against Tripoli between 1801-1805. Historians connect this war with the birth of the US Navy and Marine Corps. After the Tripolitan War, the Americans citizens met an illustrious muslim diplomata as well. Sidi Soliman Mellimelli, the Tunisian envoy was the first Muslim ambassador in the USA between 1805 and 1806

Political, military and cultural impact of the North African muslims on the United States during the first years of the early republic : 1783-1807

The North African Barbary States (Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli) and the United States of America maintained various relations in the Early Modern Times. After the War of Independence the relations became rather problematic between the two cultures. In the American mind, relations with the Barbary States have been generally associated with issues of commerce, piracy, captivity, tribute and war. The American merchants and sailors were captured several times by muslim corsairs after the Revolutionary War. The confederation, however, was powerless in foreign matters and there was a need to centralize the government. At the same time, in the early 1800s several sea narratives and captivity narratives were published about the Americans. This had an important impact on American literature. Furthermore, the first foreign war of the United States was against Tripoli between 1801-1805. Historians connect this war with the birth of the US Navy and Marine Corps. After the Tripolitan War, the Americans citizens met an illustrious muslim diplomata as well. Sidi Soliman Mellimelli, the Tunisian envoy was the first Muslim ambassador in the USA between 1805 and 1806

Tuff Breeches

In consideration of language and it’s relationship to information and knowledge, the author explores personal set of events in relationship to that of the public, via forms of orality. 19th century American literature is posited as a hangover influencing contemporary events

The use of the legend of sleepy hollow in EFL classrooms

Considering the value of literary texts as authentic language materials to provide real uses of lexical and syntactic items and interesting subjects for students to connect better with the language. In addition, taking in account the characteristic of light horror presented by Irving in the story proves adaptable for different levels and ages, we should use this factor to attract the student for the subjects of our planning. As the use of literature in language lessons stimulates mostly the use of three skills: reading, writing and speaking. This short article collects activities prepared to help EFL students to advance in these areas, and, by the addition of the video as a resource, which presents a context of leisure and entertainment, and could modify student’s posture and expectations in relation to its use (MORÁN, 1995).