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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ANALYSYS OF “THE HAPPY MAN” I’m going to analyze a novel “The Happy Man” by Somerset Maugham‚ a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist. William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris‚ educated at King’s school in Canterbury and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. He was one of the best known writers of his time as he was master of short stories. The story starts with the narrator thinking and telling the reader about his attitude to giving advice
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‚The Happy Man’ The story I’m going to analyze is entitled ‘The happy man’ and it was written by Somerset Maugham‚ a well-known English writer. He was born on 25 of January in 1874‚ he was an English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was one of the most popular authors of his era. Now‚ I’d like to give the summary of the story. At the beginning of the story the author tells us that the narrator didn’t like to give advices. The narrator thought about life and showed his attitude
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"The Happy Man" by William Somerset Maugham. First some information about the author. W. S. Maugham was a well-known English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King’s school in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St.Thomas Hospital in England. So‚ he put his hand in different activities and that’s why he is a versatile and experienced person. S. Maugham was
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The Analysis of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin 1. Information about the author: Kate was formally educated at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis where she kept a commonplace book "in which the thoughtful adolescent recorded themes that appear in her later fiction‚ among them women’s roles and the conflict between desire and duty. Kate began her career as a fiction writer in 1888. The literary trend she belongs to realistic fiction. The mine literary works are "A Point at
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“The Happy Man” by Naguib Mahfouz Isaac Duchesne Outline * Author Background * Plot Summary * Literary Devices * Narrative Elements * Overall Message * Questions * Discussion Author Background Naguib Mahfouz started writing when he was seventeen years old and is now respected throughout Arabic writing. Such as novels “The Children of Gebelawi (1959)‚ Small Talk on the Nile (1966)‚ and Miramar (1967). He often uses
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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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“Happy The Man” by John Dryden John Dryden was born on 9 August in 1631 in a small town in Northamptonshire‚ England‚ the eldest of 14 children‚ was an influential English poet‚ literary critic‚ translator‚ and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Walter Scott called him "Glorious John."[1] He was made Poet Laureate in 1668. As a humanist public school‚ Westminster maintained
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1. Moem 2. Title – The Happy Man the only one of his kind‚ who achieved smth‚ then – who followed his dream. 3. Gist 4. Narrator - 1st person narrator (The narrator is the participant of the narrated event) The main character is the narrator. There is no any information about him in the text. Nevertheless we can judge about his character from his thoughts‚ behavior and speech. The description of his character is indirect. He is a wise man & a bit ironical towards life: he knows that it is impossible
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Know-All”‚ W Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) was a popular English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. Maugham is said to have been the highest paid author in the world during the 1930s. He travelled extensively‚ and was one of the best known writers of travel stories during the inter-war years. This story‚ which takes place on a ship‚ is one of those travel storiesThe central theme is revealed in the opening paragraph. From the start‚ the narrator expresses his prejudices against the man with whom
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