english literature at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century

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english literature at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century english literature at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century literature plays an integral part in culture of any country. it reflects people's feelings, some historical events and most of the problems of the society. sometimes literature can even provide ways how to solve those problems. britain had a lot of talented writers in the 19th and the 20th centuries, who are now well-known all around the world. they had a great influence on the development of the british literature and on the british culture itself. many of their works became classic not only for britain, but for the whole world. hector hugh munro (saki) (1870 - 1916) hector hugh munro was born in 1870 in burma. when his mother died two years later, he went back to england to …

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foreign correspondent for the “morning post”. but his quiet and productive life soon came to an end. on first hearing that england was at war with germany, in august 1914, munro joined the army. at that time he was 43 years old. after a year of brave service he was killed in combat. george bernard shaw (1856-1950) george bernard show is an outstanding english playwright, one of the greatest satirists of the twentieth century. he was born in dublin in an impoverished middle-class family. until fourteen he attended a college, and from 1871 was employed in a land agent’s office. in 1876 he went to london, where he became a journalist and wrote music and dramatic critics for various periodicals. he was always in the midst of political life in britain and took an active part in solving human problems. as literary critics state, shaw’s manner of expression is based …

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the fable was chosen to allow him to discuss the theme he had set himself. herbert george wells (1866 - 1946) the main current of fiction in the 20th century reflected the influence of science on popular thinking. people in general wanted to learn the truth. scientific facts formed a wonderland, which was introduced into fiction as a fresh source of interest. this direct influence of science is illustrated in the writing of h.g.wells. herbert george wells is often called the great english writer who looked into the future. he devoted more than fifty years of his life to literary work. he was the author of more than forty novels and many short stories, articles and social tracts. his novels are of three types: science fiction, realistic novels on contemporary problems and social tracts. wells belonged to the world of science. science played an important part in his best works, …

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the first cylinder from mars came down like a falling star onto the southern part of britain. the inhabitants of the place were attracted by the unusual phenomena and watched the cylinder open. they saw a martian came out, then another and another. their bulky bodies, the size of a bear, moved very clumsily, because the gravity of the earth had increased their weight three times. the public did not understand the danger until the martians used their heat-ray, killing many people and burning down houses and woods. the government decided to fight the martians. when the second cylinder landed, government troops arrived. they hoped to destroy it by gun-fire before it opened. but the gun-fire was nothing for martians. eight more cylinders came down from mars one after another. the martians had monstrous fighting machines. these machines moved over the ground smashing everything on their way. when the fifth …

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ty upper-class. galsworthy was not young when he started writing. his first notable work was “the island pharisees” (1904) in which he criticized the stagnation of thought in the english privileged classes. the five works entitled “the country house” (1907), “fraternity” (1909), “the patrician” (1911), “the dark flower” (1913), and “the freelands” (1915) reveal a similar philosophy. in these works the author criticizes country squires, the aristocracy and artists, and shows his deep sympathy for strong passions, sincerity and true love. the most popular and important novels written by galsworthy are those of the forsyte cycle (the trilogies “the forsyte saga” and “a modern comedy”). ). in the first trilogy, which was written in the most mature period of his literary activity, galsworthy describes the commercial world of the forsytes, and in particular, the main character, soames forsyte, “the man of property”. the first part of “the forsyte saga” (“the …

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english literature at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century english literature at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century literature plays an integral part in culture of any country. it reflects people's feelings, some historical events and most of the problems of the society. sometimes literature can even provide ways how to solve those problems. britain had a lot of talented writers in the 19th and the 20th centuries, who are now well-known all around the world. they had a great influence on the development of the british literature and on the british culture itself. many of their works became classic not only for britain, but for the whole …

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