Key terminology. George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans

George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. Her novels include The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, and Middlemarch. Charlotte and Emily Bronte made literary history while living in almost complete seclusion in a Yorkshire village. Two particularly remarkable and well-loved novels came from their pens: Charlotte’s Jane Eyre and Emily’s Wuthering Heights.

Ex. 6. Solve the crossword.

1. ___ ___|___|___ ___ ___ ___ = solitary and gloomy; romantic

2. ___ ___|___|___ ___ ___ = small piece of furniture for storing things

3. |___|___ ___ ___ = manner

4. ___ ___ ___|___|___ ___ = calm down

5. ___ ___|___|___ ___ ___ ___ = belonging to small gentry

6. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___|___|___ ___ ___ ___ = too convincing/strong to be resisted

7. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___|___|___ ___ ___ ___ = expression of an idea

8. ___|___|___ ___ ___ = founder of historical novel

The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson created a remarkable series of adventure novels with exotic historical settings: Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde, Kidnapped, etc.

Another famous storyteller was Rudyard Kipling, whose novels include Captains Courageous and Kim. Wilkie Collins wrote what was the first widely admired mystery novel, The Moonstone. Towards the end of the era, two of the best-known characters in literature came into being when Arthur Conan Doyle invented his master detective Sherlock Holmes and Bram Stoker created Count Dracula.

The novels by Thomas Hardy, often regarded as naturalistic, are set in the lonely farm county of Wessex, and they slice pessimistically through manners and social customs to touch on the nature of life itself. His most famous novel is Tess of D’Urbervilles.

British Victorian novelists provided remarkably diverse creative works that are still read and enjoyed today.

critical realism	a literary trend characterized by truthful description of life and criticism of its social and economic aspects
mystery novel	a type of fiction in which a mysterious secret/fact is revealed by a detective or some other character (predecessor of ‘detective story’)
naturalism	an extreme form of realism in which the author shows the relation of a person to the environment and surroundings.
Pre-Raphaelites	Victorian poets who aspired to the simplicity and directness similar to that of medieval Italian art and existing before the Renaissance painter Rafael came on the scene
sequel	a literary work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one
Victorian Age	a period in English literature named after Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901 and characterized by remarkable boost of literature

Ex.1. Answer the questions:

1. How long did Victorian Age last?

2. What are the main characteristics of Victorian poetry?

3. Who is considered to be the most eminent of Victorian poets?

4. What comedies written by Oscar Wilde can you name?

5. What was the main literary trend of the Victorian Age?

6. How many novels did Charles Dickens write?

7. What is Thackeray’s most notable novel?

8. In which way do Thackeray’s novels differ from those written by Charles Dickens?

9. Who wrote naturalistic novels?

10. What is the pen name of Mary Ann Evans?

Ex. 2. Match pairs of synonyms.   1. pen name a. display of sth 2. vane b. famous; remarkable 3. array c. pseudonym 4. illustrious d. continuation 5. sequel e. brilliant 6. distinguished f. diminish; expire

Ex. 3. Join the words to make phrases.   1. come a. fame 2. ascend b. one’s way to sth 3. achieve c. of age 4. plot d. badly 5. come e. the throne 6. need f. into being

Ex.4. Offer English equivalents for the following words:

urmare (a unei nuvele)	продолжение (романа)
realism critic	критический реализм
ilustru	прославленный, знаменитый
pseudonim	псевдоним
roman naturalistic	натуралистический роман
Epoca Victoriană	Викторианская эпоха
mulţime	множество
roman misterios (de suspans)	детективный роман
fond, planul doi	фон, задний план
siguranţa de sine	самоуверенность

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