Liceo Scientifico “Michelangelo” Cagliari Programma di Lingua e Civiltà Inglese Professoressa F. Giglio Anno Scolastico 2015-2016 Classe 4 A Dal testo in adozione “Performer Culture and Literature 1+2” di M. Spiazzi – M. Tavella Ed. Zanichelli ; i seguenti argomenti: The English Renaissance: - Historical Background : The Tudor Period, Henry VII, Henry VIII, The English Reformation, Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I - Social Background : Social and political changes: The spirit of Renaissance curiosity; The centrality of man: Humanism; The reign of Elizabeth I; The myth of Elizabeth. Literature during the Renaissance: - Renaissance Drama: The Renaissance Drama; The Elizabethan theatre and its structure; Shakespeare’s London; Features of a Play; Elizabethan entertainment - The sonnet: General features of the sonnet; W. Shakespeare “Shall I compare thee” and “My Mistress Eyes”; E. Spenser “One Day I Wrote Her Name”. William Shakespeare - Life, works, main themes; - A play by Shakespeare: general features; Shakespearean English. - Romeo and Juliet (the plot); - from Romeo and Juliet “The Ball” (If I profane…); “ The Balcony Scene ”; “What’s in A Name?” - Hamlet (the plot); from Hamlet “ To Be or not to Be ” - Macbeth (the plot); - From Macbeth “The three witches”, “ Duncan’s Murder ”, The Late English Renaissance - Historical Background : The Stuart Period: James I, Charles I, The Civil War, O. Cromwell and The Puritans; Charles II and The Restoration, James II, The Glorious Revolution, William of Orange. - Social Background : The Puritans and The Closure of the Theatres; The Restoration and The Reopening of the Theatres; The growing importance of London. The Royal Society. The Augustan Age - Social Background : The coffee-houses; The rise of the Middle Class; - Literary Background : The Rise of the Novel. - The XIII century novel : Formal variety. The Art of Fiction; The Realistic Novel; Daniel Defoe - life, works, features and themes; - from Robinson Crusoe ‘’I was born of a good family’’, ‘’Man Friday”. Approfondimento linguistico svolto attraverso costante riferimento e riflessioni sugli aspetti funzionali, comunicativi, grammaticali e culturali della lingua, in particolare: Simple Past e Present Perfect; Conditional Sentences; Reported Speech; The Passive Lettura del testo Frankenstein by M Shelley ( Ed Black Cat) Cagliari 09/06/16 Gli alunni L’insegnante F.Giglio