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LICEO CLASSICO “A. DI SAVOIA” – TIVOLI
PROGRAMMA DI LINGUA E LETTERATURA INGLESE
ANNO SCOLASTICO 2015/ 2016
CLASSE III
SEZ. C
DOCENTE: Prof.sa Luisa GROSSI
Libro di testo “WIDER PERSPECTIVES” VOLUME I ED. LOESCHER
THE ORIGINS
Historical, social and literary background
Beowulf : plot, setting, themes, language.
THE MIDDLE AGES
Historical, social and literary background.
The medieval ballad
The medieval drama
The medieval narrative poem
M. Paris the cartographer.
Geoffrey Chaucer’s life and works
Canterbury tales: structure of the work- setting-plot- characters.
“The prioress” (text analysis)
“The Wife of Bath” text analysis.
Chaucer and Boccaccio
The ballad and social criticism
The English Language
Great house and castles in Great Britain
THE RENAISSANCE
Historical, social and literary background
Poetry in the Elizabethan Age
Drama in the Elizabethan age
C. Marlowe’s life and works: “Doctor Faustus’s last monologue (text analysis)
William Shakespeare’s life and works
Shakespeare’s Plays: themes, characters, language.
Sonnets: “Shall I compare thee” (text analysis)
“My Mistress eyes” (text analysis)
Elements of poetry and poem analysis: theory and practice.
A Midsummer Night’s dream’s plot and themes
Romeo and Juliet’s plot and themes
“The prologue” (text analysis)
Shakespeare and Italy
Julius Caesar’s plot and themes
“Brutus and Antony’s speeches” (text analysis)
The Merchant of Venice’s plot and themes
“Shylock’s monologue” from The merchant of Venice (text analysis)
Hamlet’s plot and themes:
“ Hamlet’s soliloquy” (text analysis)
“Richard III’s plot and themes
“Henry VI’s funeral” (text analysis)
“Macbeth’s plot and themes
“Duncan’s murder” (text analysis)
LICEO CLASSICO “A. DI SAVOIA” – TIVOLI
THE PURITAN AGE: historical, social and literary background.
J. Milton ’s life and works.
“Paradise Lost”: structure of the work,themes, characters.
“Faustus’s last monologue” (text analysis).
Testo “Ghost stories”
Reading of THE PHANTOM COACH and TO BE TAKEN WITH A GRAIN OF SALT.
Per le vacanze estive: lettura di Ghost Stories.
TIVOLI, lì 6 Giugno 2016
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