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Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3 I. The theoretical aspect of concept………………………………………………….6 1.1. Concept as the basic term of the cognitive linguistics…………………………...6 1.2. The notion of theatre…………………………………………………………….17 II.THEATRE concept in the semantic space of W.S.Maugham’s “Theatre”…………………………………………………………………………….20 2.1. Theatre as it is viewed by W.S.Maugham………………………………………20 2.2. Theatre as people for W.S.Maugham’s…………………………………………23 2.3. The place of tropes in W.S.Maugham’s
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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) is one of the best known writers of the present day. He was not only a novelist‚ but also one of the most successful dramatists and short-story writer. The short-story “Louise” was published in 1936. This story is about the woman who used to get everything what she wants using her “weak heart”. The gist of the problem raised by the author in this story is relationship between people. This problem is always urgent. The main idea conveyed by the author is that
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of events: Because of Mrs. Mallard’s heart condition‚ everyone treats her carefully. When her sister and family friend find out what Mr. Mallard got killed in an accident‚ they tried to say carefully about it Mrs. Mallard. She cries then goes to the her room. In the room she seems afraid information and finally realizes that it’s her freedom. Even though she had loved him - sometimes she feels free. She looks forward to the days ahead instead of dreading them. While Mrs. Mallard is having this
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several descriptions of the Tahiti ‚ a south pacific island which is famous for its magic beauty‚ friendly people and for this reason people around the world enjoy to visit it. This story was narrated and written by the novelist William Somerset Maugham in one of his many long trips to the Pacific Island . This text is about a narrator who visited the Tahiti Island due to a hazard journey. In this island it was living one of the most famous artist who was Charles Strickland‚ which came
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Know-it-all Throughout life we come to understand that some people are brilliant‚ some people want to be brilliant‚ and then there are those who act brilliant‚ known as the know it all. To know it all does not mean one understands all of it‚ as knowing what something is does not mean one knows how it functions. To have knowledge is one thing‚ learning how to use that knowledge is another. John Wooden once said that “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” There could possibly
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Somerset Maugham "Louise" I could never understand why Louise bothered with me. She disliked me and I knew that behind my back she seldom lost the opportunity of saying a disagreeable thing about me. She had too much delicacy ever to make a direct statement‚ but with a hint and a sigh and a little gesture of her beautiful hands she was able to make her meaning plain. It was true that we had known one another almost intimately for five and twenty years‚ but it was impossible for me to believe
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epithets used by the author to characterize the main character (Stephens) and comment on them. Three metaphors : trifle embarrassed apologetic laugh forcible ring Three epithets: thick-set and stout a round red face bullet-shaped head All these stylistic devices describe the main hero as a person who is very tired of life‚ he is passive‚ but he wants to change something in it‚ that is why to show us the antagonistic character of the visitor‚ the author uses an oxymoron “bright dark
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W.S. Maugham’s stories make exciting reading and give food for reflection The writer is a great master of ironic style. By using a biased 1st person narrator the author pretends to praise and justify what in fact he exposes and condemns. Thus the writer forces the reader to see through this pretence and make his/her own conclusions as to the purport of the work. The story "The Escape" is a fair example of Maugham’s ironic style. The basic theme of the story is marriage in bourgeois society‚ relations
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Li Bingjie Professor Zhang Zaixin Subject: Term paper for Reading the Short Story in English 28 June 2011 A Post-colonial Analysis of the Short Story Mr. Know-All and the Film Man-to-Man Race has been a fundamental concept in the world literature of all times. Racism‚ under which race-related issues are mostly discussed‚ involves the belief in racial differences‚ which acts as a justification for non-equal treatment‚ or discrimination‚ of members of that race. The term can have varying and
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