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FACULTATEA DE LITERE
NVMNT LA DISTAN
PROGRAMA ANALITIC
Disciplina: Limba englez. Curs practic: Texte.
Specializarea: Romn- Englez
Anul II, Semestrul I
Coordonatorul disciplinei: prof. univ.dr. Victor Olaru
I. OBIECTIVELE DISCIPLINEI:
Cursul practic i propune:
aprofundarea, sistematizarea i lrgirea cunotinelor dobndite la
cursurile de literatura prin exerciii focalizate pe probleme majore din
acest domeniu: texte literare (poezie) din diverse perioade si de
diverse tipuri
dezvoltarea deprinderilor practice de exprimare scris i oral n limba
englez prin tipuri ct mai variate de exerciii (de intelegere,
interpretare , exprimare scrisa si orala, traducere in limba romana a
textelor pentru o mai buna intelegere a nuantelor literare
nsuirea structurilor tipice literaturii engleze i sporirea volumului
vocabularului studenilor prin respectarea consecvent a principiului
gradaiei n prezentarea exerciiilor.
II. EVALUAREA STUDENILOR:
Forma de evaluare: testare pe parcursul semestrului
BA ENGLEZA - CURS PRACTIC INTERPRETARE TEXTE
ANUL II
SEMESTRUL I
Prof. univ. dr. VICTOR OLARU
UNITATEA 1.
Walt Whitman . Leaves of Grass. 1900.
Walter "Walt" Whitman (May 31, 1819 March 26, 1892) was an
American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the
transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views
in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American
canon, often called the father of free verse.
[1]
His work was very
controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass,
which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.
A Noiseless Patient Spider
A NOISELESS, patient spider,
I markd, where, on a little promontory, it stood, isolated;
Markd how, to explore the vacant, vast surrounding,
It launchd forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself;
Ever unreeling themever tirelessly speeding them.
And you, O my Soul, where you stand,
Surrounded, surrounded, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing,seeking the spheres, to connect
them;
Till the bridge you will need, be formdtill the ductile anchor hold;
Till the gossamer thread you fling, catch somewhere, O my Soul
. Obiective: Studenii vor fi capabili:
1. Sa identifice metaforele poemului.
2. Sa compare simbolistica autorului cu propria persoana
3. S comenteze stilul autorului.
4. Sa descopere elementul de noutate din poem.
Timp de studiu : 4 ore.
Exercise 1
.Do you have a sense of what the speaker talks about in the last few lines,
like when he mentions "seeking the spheres to connect them?" Does it
create a visual picture in your head? Is it something you could describe,
or is it more mysterious than that?
Exercise 2.
Have you ever compared a part of your life to an animals, like Whitman
does? When you see a dog or a cat, for example, do their actions remind
you of the way humans act or think?
Exercise 3.
Do you enjoy Whitmans style? Do you miss the rhythm and the rhyme,
or is this more freewheeling form exciting and moving for you?
Exercise 4.
If the speaker says something about his soul, do you think he learns it
from the spider? Or is this just a convenient way of explaining something
he already knows? Put another way: do you feel like theres a sense of
discovery in this poem?
UNITATEA II
Author: Poetry of William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats ( 13 June 1865 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet
and dramatist, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A
pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years
Yeats served as an Irish Senator for two terms. He was a driving force
behind the Irish Literary Revival, and along with Lady Gregory, Edward
Martyn, and others, founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during
its early years
NO SECOND TROY
WHY should I blame her that she filled my days
With misery, or that she would of late
Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways,
Or hurled the little streets upon the great.
Had they but courage equal to desire?
What could have made her peaceful with a mind
That nobleness made simple as a fire,
With beauty like a tightened bow, a kind
That is not natural in an age like this,
Being high and solitary and most stern?
Why, what could she have done, being what she is?
Was there another Troy for her to burn?
. Obiective: Studenii vor fi capabili:
1. Sa identifice metaforele poemului.
2. Sa compare simbolistica autorului cu propria persoana
3. S comenteze stilul autorului.
4. Sa descopere elementul de noutate din poem.
Timp de studiu : 4 ore.
Questions:
1. The poem is about Maud Gonne, a beatiful Irish wi\oman, who
devoted most of her life to exhorting the Irish to rebel against the
English. To whom is she compared in this poem?
2. What is the tone of lines 1-5? Forgiving Angry? Bitter? What is the
speakers tone at the end of the poem?
3. Paraphrase line 4. How does it convey the speakers attitude?
4. Comment on the appropriateness of the comparisons in lines 7-8.
UNITATEA III.
Gerard Manley Hopkins (184489). Poems. 1918.
G.M. Hopkins is an English, Irish, and sometimes Welsh patronymic
surname The English and Welsh derivations mean "son of Hob". It derives
from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as "renowned-
fame". It was 'borrowed' into French, where the spelling was changed to
Robert. The name in Ireland is an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name
Mac Oibicin.
The name increased in popularity in, and became associated with, Wales
around the 17th century. The Robert spelling was introduced to England and
Scotland after the Norman conquest of England.
Spring and Fall
to a young child
MRGART, re you greving
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leves, lke the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
h! s the heart grows older
It will come to such sights colder
By and by, nor spare a sigh
Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie;
And yet you wll weep and know why.
Now no matter, child, the name:
Srrows sprngs re the same.
Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed
What heart heard of, ghost guessed:
It s the blight man was born for,
It is Margaret you mourn for.
. Obiective: Studenii vor fi capabili:
1. Sa identifice metaforele poemului.
2. Sa compare simbolistica autorului cu propria persoana
3. S comenteze stilul autorului.
4. Sa descopere elementul de noutate din poem.
Timp de studiu : 4 ore.
Questions :
1. How does Hopkinss spiritual life play into a poem like Spring and
Fall?
2. Why do some critics claim that Hopkinss sprung rhythm is a typical
rather than idiosyncratic occurrence in Victorian poetry?
3. How does Hopkins position his religious outlook as a lens for
understanding the world?
4. Why poetry for Hopkins?
UNITATEA IV
Marianne Moore (November 15, 1887 February 5, 1972)
Moore came to the attention of poets as diverse as Wallace Stevens, William
Carlos Williams, H.D., T. S. Eliot, and Ezra Pound beginning with her first
publication in 1915. From 1925 until 1929, Moore served as editor of the
literary and cultural journal The Dial. This continued her role, similar to that
of Pound, as a patron of poetry; much later, she encouraged promising
young poets, including Elizabeth Bishop, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery and
James Merrill
SILENCE
My father used to say,
"Superior people never make long visits,
have to be shown Longfellow's grave
nor the glass flowers at Harvard.
Self reliant like the cat --
that takes its prey to privacy,
the mouse's limp tail hanging like a shoelace from its mouth --
they sometimes enjoy solitude,
and can be robbed of speech
by speech which has delighted them.
The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence;
not in silence, but restraint."
Nor was he insincere in saying, "`Make my house your inn'."
Inns are not residences.
. Obiective: Studenii vor fi capabili:
1. Sa identifice metaforele poemului.
2. Sa compare simbolistica autorului cu propria persoana
3. S comenteze stilul autorului.
4. Sa descopere elementul de noutate din poem.
Timp de studiu : 4 ore.
Questions:
1 ,How does the first line affect the tone of the rest of the poem?
2 Evaluate the opinion that the comparison in lines 5-8 in needleesly
expanded. Paraphrase lines 9-10 and relate them to lines 5-8.
3 In the last line, why residences instead of homes?
4 What is the connection between the last two lines and the rest of the
poem?
UNITATEA V
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 15 April 1888) was a British poet
and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son
of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to
both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold,
novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold has been characterized
as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on
contemporary social issues.
[1]
DOVER BEACH
The sea is calm tonight,
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.
Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Agean, and it brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
Of human misery; we
Find also in the sound a thought,
Hearing it by this distant northern sea.
The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.
Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.
. Obiective: Studenii vor fi capabili:
1. Sa identifice metaforele poemului.
2. Sa compare simbolistica autorului cu propria persoana
3. S comenteze stilul autorului.
4. Sa descopere elementul de noutate din poem.
Timp de studiu : 4 ore.
Questions :
1.What is the main idea of the Poem Dover Beach by Matthew arnold?
2.The poem Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold has been described as?
3.Who are the characters in the poem Dover Beach? .
4.The poem Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold uses as a symbol of
continuity and change the beach..Explain why.
UNITATEA VI
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 23 April 1850) was a major English
Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the
Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical
Ballads.
Wordsworth's magnum opus is generally considered to be The Prelude, a
semiautobiographical poem of his early years which he revised and
expanded a number of times. It was posthumously titled and published,
prior to which it was generally known as the poem "to Coleridge".
Wordsworth was Britain's Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death in 1850.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed---and gazed---but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Obiective: Studenii vor fi capabili:
1. Sa identifice metaforele poemului.
2. Sa compare simbolistica autorului cu propria persoana
3. S comenteze stilul autorului.
4. Sa descopere elementul de noutate din poem.
Timp de studiu : 4 ore.
Questions:
1. Can you analyze I Wandered Lonely as a cloud, by William Wordsworth
2. Does the poem I Wandered lonely as a cloud contain similes?
3.Is the tone of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" sad?
4.What is the significance of the poem, "I Wandered Lonely as ...?
UNITATEA VII
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was
an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer
inthe English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
[1]
He
isoftencalled England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon. His
survivingworks, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays,
154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays
have been translated into every major living language and are performed
more often than those of any other playwright.
SONNET 146
Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth,
These rebel powers that thee array;
Why dost thou pine within and suffer dearth,
Painting thy outward walls so costly gay?
Why so large cost, having so short a lease,
Dost thou upon thy fading mansion spend?
Shall worms, inheritors of this excess,
Eat up thy charge? is this thy body's end?
Then soul, live thou upon thy servant's loss,
And let that pine to aggravate thy store;
Buy terms divine in selling hours of dross;
Within be fed, without be rich no more:
So shalt thou feed on Death, that feeds on men,
And Death once dead, there's no more dying then.
Obiective: Studenii vor fi capabili:
1.Sa identifice metaforele poemului.
2.Sa compare simbolistica autorului cu propria persoana
3.S comenteze stilul autorului.
4.Sa descopere elementul de noutate din poem.
Timp de studiu : 4 ore.
Questions:
1. In line 2, My sinful earth is doubtless a printers error. Among
suggested emendations are: Fooled by, Rebuke these, Leagued with,
Feeding. Which do you prefer? Why?
2. What is the tone of the first two lines? Where in the poem does the
thought take its chief turn? What is the tone of the couplet?
3. What does array (line 2 ) mean?
4. Explain the paradox in lines 13-14.