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Hanif Kureishi
01/10/2012 01:42
Something about Hanif Kureishi - HERE
STUDY QUESTIONS - SLEEP WITH ME:
Briefly retell the plot of the play. What is the main plot-line?
What is the setting of the play?
Characterize the main characters. What do they have in common? Why do they meet?
Comment on the relationships among the...
Graham Swift
01/10/2012 01:40
Something about Graham Swift - HERE and HERE
STUDY QUESTIONS - WATERLAND:
1. Briefly summarize the main plot of the novel.
2. Characterize the main characters and the relationships between them.
3. Who is the narrator? Is there any time difference between the period of narration and the...
David Lodge
01/10/2012 01:36
Something about David Lodge - HERE
STUDY QUESTIONS - CHANGING PLACES
1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel.
2. Name and characterize the major characters. Compare and contrast the two professors and the universities they come from.
3. What cultural stereotypes are reflected in the...
Fay Weldon
01/10/2012 01:34
Something about Fay Weldon - HERE
STUDY QUESTIONS - WEEKEND
1. Briefly summarize the plot of the short story.
2. Name and characterize the major characters.
3. The story is described from Martha’s perspective. Would it be the same if the narration would be done by Martin?
4. What...
Iris Murdoch
01/10/2012 01:33
The Bell
Something about Iris Murdoch - HERE and HERE
John Fowles
01/10/2012 01:30
Something about John Fowles - HERE
DID YOU KNOW THAT JOHN FOWLES...?
* never learnt how to drive a car?
* started an affair with a married woman - Elizabeth Christy - who later became his wife?
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STUDY QUESTIONS - THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT' S WOMAN
1. Briefly summarize...
George Orwell
01/10/2012 01:14
1984 full text
STUDY QUESTIONS - 1984
1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel.
2. Name and characterize the major characters. What kind of society does Winston live in?
3. What means does the Party use to control its citizens? What atmosphere does reign in the state?
4. What is...
James Joyce
01/10/2012 01:07
USEFUL LINKS:
Ulysses - Nausicca
Something about James Joyce - HERE and HERE
STUDY QUESTIONS - NAUSICAA
1. Define the relationship between Joyce's ULYSSES and Homer's ODYSSEY.
2. Find parallels between Homer' s and Joyce' s Nausicaa.
3. Define the narrative technique...
Anthony Burgess
01/10/2012 01:05
Something about Anthony Burgess - HERE
STUDY QUESTIONS - CLOCKWORK ORANGE
1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel.
2. Name and characterize the major characters.
3. Comment on Alex’s behaviour throughout the novel. Does he change?
4. What is your opinion on the Ludovico technique?...
Sonnets
01/10/2012 00:54
STUDY QUESTIONS:
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH – THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WIH US
1. What emotions does the poem raise?
2. What is really important according to the speaker?
3. What does Wordsworth think is wrong with the modern world?
4. What type of narration is used? Notice the...
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