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English, Irish and American writersEnglish, Irish and American writers

Classes 102,103,104,105,106 and 107Classes 102,103,104,105,106 and 107

Kelly GularteKelly Gularte

William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare

He was an He was an English poetEnglish poet and and playwright, widely regarded playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the as the greatest writer in the English languageEnglish language and the and the world's preeminent world's preeminent dramatist. His surviving dramatist. His surviving works consist of 38 works consist of 38 playsplays, , 154 154 sonnetssonnets, two long , two long narrative poemsnarrative poems, and, and several several other poems. other poems.

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849)October 7, 1849)

He was an American He was an American writerwriter, , poetpoet, , editoreditor and and literary criticliterary critic, , and is considered part of the and is considered part of the American American Romantic MovementRomantic Movement. Best . Best known for his tales of known for his tales of mysterymystery and the and the macabremacabre, Poe was , Poe was one of the earliest American one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story practitioners of the short story and is considered the and is considered the inventor of the inventor of the detective-fictiondetective-fiction genre. genre.

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900October 1854 – 30 November 1900

He was an He was an IrishIrish playwrightplaywright, , poetpoet and and authorauthor of numerous of numerous short storiesshort stories and and one one novelnovel. .

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886)

She was an American poet. She was an American poet. Born inBorn inAmherst, MassachusettsAmherst, Massachusetts to a to a successful family with strong successful family with strong community ties, she lived a community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and mostly introverted and reclusive life. reclusive life.

Dickinson was a prolific Dickinson was a prolific private poet, though fewer private poet, though fewer than a dozen of her nearly than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems eighteen hundred poems were published during her were published during her lifetime.lifetime.

Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 — July 2, 1961)Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 — July 2, 1961)

He was an He was an AmericanAmerican writerwriter and and journalistjournalist. He was part of . He was part of the 1920s the 1920s expatriateexpatriate community in community in ParisParis, and one , and one of the veterans of of the veterans of World War IWorld War I later known as later known as "the "the Lost GenerationLost Generation." He ." He received the received the Pulitzer PrizePulitzer Prize in in 1953 for 1953 for The Old Man and the SeaThe Old Man and the Sea, , and the and the Nobel Prize in LiteratureNobel Prize in Literature in in 1954.1954.

William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827)August 1827)

He He was an was an EnglishEnglish poetpoet, , painterpainter, and , and printmakerprintmaker. Largely . Largely unrecognised during unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is his lifetime, Blake is now considered a now considered a seminal figure in the seminal figure in the history of both the history of both the poetry and visual poetry and visual arts of the arts of the Romantic AgeRomantic Age. .

Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, (15 September 1890 – 12 Mallowan, (15 September 1890 – 12

January 1976)January 1976) She is commonly known as She is commonly known as Agatha Christie, she was an Agatha Christie, she was an EnglishEnglish crime writercrime writer of of novelsnovels, , short storiesshort stories and and playsplays. She . She also wrote also wrote romancesromances under under the name Mary Westmacott, the name Mary Westmacott, but is best remembered for but is best remembered for her 80 detective novels and her 80 detective novels and her successful her successful West End theatreWest End theatre plays. plays.

She wrote eigthy mistery She wrote eigthy mistery books. She has sold more books. She has sold more than two billion copies.than two billion copies.

Joanne "Jo" Rowling (born 31 July Joanne "Jo" Rowling (born 31 July 1965),1965),

She writes under the She writes under the pen namepen name J. K. Rowling, is a J. K. Rowling, is a BritishBritish authorauthor, best known as , best known as the creator of the the creator of the Harry PotterHarry Potter fantasyfantasy series, the idea for series, the idea for which was conceived whilst which was conceived whilst on a train trip from on a train trip from ManchesterManchester to to LondonLondon in in 1990. The Potter books have 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million sold more than 400 million copies.copies.

James Joyce (1882-1941James Joyce (1882-1941 Irish novelist, noted for his Irish novelist, noted for his

experimental use of language experimental use of language in such works as in such works as UlyssesUlysses (1922) and (1922) and Finnegans WakeFinnegans Wake (1939). Joyce's technical (1939). Joyce's technical innovations in the art of the innovations in the art of the novel include an extensive use novel include an extensive use of interior monologue; he used of interior monologue; he used a complex network of symbolic a complex network of symbolic parallels drawn from the parallels drawn from the mythology, history, and mythology, history, and literature, and created a unique literature, and created a unique language of invented words, language of invented words, puns, and allusions puns, and allusions

Charles DickensCharles Dickens (1812-1870)(1812-1870)

He was an english He was an english writer of The writer of The Victorian age. He Victorian age. He wrote numerous wrote numerous highly acclaimed highly acclaimed novels including his novels including his most most autobiographical autobiographical David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield

Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath Sylvia Plath nasceu em 27 de Sylvia Plath nasceu em 27 de

outubro de 1932 e matou-se outubro de 1932 e matou-se em 11 de fevereiro de 1963, em 11 de fevereiro de 1963, quanto tinha apenas 30 anos. quanto tinha apenas 30 anos. Até então sua única obra Até então sua única obra poética era The Colossus, poética era The Colossus, publicado em 1960. Mas são publicado em 1960. Mas são os poemas escritos após a os poemas escritos após a publicação de seu primeiro publicação de seu primeiro livro que a transformaram em livro que a transformaram em um mito da poesia um mito da poesia contemporânea. Seus últimos contemporânea. Seus últimos dez meses de vida foram dez meses de vida foram marcados por uma intensa marcados por uma intensa atividade poética que gerou atividade poética que gerou seus melhores poemas, uma seus melhores poemas, uma obra que a alçou ao patamar obra que a alçou ao patamar dos grandes poetas do século. dos grandes poetas do século.

Mad Girl's Love SongMad Girl's Love Song I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I

lift my lids and all is born again. (I think I lift my lids and all is born again. (I think I made you up inside my head.) The stars go made you up inside my head.) The stars go waltzing out in blue and red, And arbitrary waltzing out in blue and red, And arbitrary blackness gallops in: I shut my eyes and all blackness gallops in: I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead. I dreamed that you the world drops dead. I dreamed that you bewitched me into bed And sung me moon-bewitched me into bed And sung me moon-struck, kissed me quite insane. (I think I made struck, kissed me quite insane. (I think I made you up inside my head.) God topples from the you up inside my head.) God topples from the sky, hell's fires fade: Exit seraphim and sky, hell's fires fade: Exit seraphim and Satan's men: I shut my eyes and all the world Satan's men: I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead. I dreamed that you bewitched me drops dead. I dreamed that you bewitched me into bed And sung me moon-struck, kissed into bed And sung me moon-struck, kissed me quite insane. (I think I made you up inside me quite insane. (I think I made you up inside my head.) God topples from the sky, hell's my head.) God topples from the sky, hell's fires fade: Exit seraphim and Satan's men: I fires fade: Exit seraphim and Satan's men: I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead. I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead. I fancied you'd return the way you said, But I fancied you'd return the way you said, But I grow old and I forget your name. (I think I grow old and I forget your name. (I think I made you up inside my head.) I should have made you up inside my head.) I should have loved a thunderbird instead; At least when loved a thunderbird instead; At least when spring comes they roar back again. I shut my spring comes they roar back again. I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead. (I think I eyes and all the world drops dead. (I think I made you up inside my head.) made you up inside my head.)

Louca Louca

Canção de Amor da Jovem Louca Canção de Amor da Jovem Louca Cerro os olhos e cai morto o mundo inteiro Cerro os olhos e cai morto o mundo inteiro

Ergo as pálpebras e tudo volta a renascer Ergo as pálpebras e tudo volta a renascer (Acho que te criei no interior da minha mente) (Acho que te criei no interior da minha mente) Saem valsando as estrelas, vermelhas e azuis, Saem valsando as estrelas, vermelhas e azuis, Entra a galope a arbitrária escuridão: Cerro os Entra a galope a arbitrária escuridão: Cerro os olhos e cai morto o mundo inteiro. Enfeitiçaste-olhos e cai morto o mundo inteiro. Enfeitiçaste-me, em sonhos, para a cama, Cantaste-me me, em sonhos, para a cama, Cantaste-me para a loucura; beijaste-me para a insanidade. para a loucura; beijaste-me para a insanidade. (Acho que te criei no interior de minha mente) (Acho que te criei no interior de minha mente) Tomba Deus das alturas; abranda-se o fogo Tomba Deus das alturas; abranda-se o fogo do inferno: Retiram-se os serafins e os do inferno: Retiram-se os serafins e os homens de Satã: Cerro os olhos e cai morto o homens de Satã: Cerro os olhos e cai morto o mundo inteiro. Imaginei que voltarias como mundo inteiro. Imaginei que voltarias como prometeste Envelheço, porém, e esqueço-me prometeste Envelheço, porém, e esqueço-me do teu nome. (Acho que te criei no interior de do teu nome. (Acho que te criei no interior de minha mente) Deveria, em teu lugar, ter minha mente) Deveria, em teu lugar, ter amado um falcão Pelo menos, com a amado um falcão Pelo menos, com a primavera, retornam com estrondo Cerro os primavera, retornam com estrondo Cerro os olhos e cai morto o mundo inteiro: (Acho que olhos e cai morto o mundo inteiro: (Acho que te criei no interior de minha mente.) te criei no interior de minha mente.) translated translated by Maria Luíza Nogueiraby Maria Luíza Nogueira(in A REDOMA DE CRISTAL, Ed. Artenova, (in A REDOMA DE CRISTAL, Ed. Artenova, Brazil, 1971, p. 255)Brazil, 1971, p. 255)

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) She was an english author, She was an english author,

feminist, essayist, publisher, feminist, essayist, publisher, and critic wrote and critic wrote A Room of A Room of One’s OwnOne’s Own (1929); (1929);

During the During the interwarinterwar periodperiod, , Woolf was a significant figure in Woolf was a significant figure in LondonLondon literary society and a literary society and a member of the member of the BloomsburyBloomsbury GroupGroup. Her most famous works . Her most famous works include the novels include the novels MrsMrs DallowayDalloway (1925), (1925), To To thethe LighthouseLighthouse (1927) and (1927) and OrlandoOrlando (1928), and the book-length (1928), and the book-length essay essay A A RoomRoom ofof OneOne's 's OwnOwn (1929), with its famous dictum, (1929), with its famous dictum, "A woman must have money "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."to write fiction."

George Gordon Byron, 6º Barão George Gordon Byron, 6º Barão ByronByron Lord Byron(23 de janeiro Lord Byron(23 de janeiro

1788 – 19 de abril de 1824)1788 – 19 de abril de 1824) The most notorious The most notorious

Romantic poet and Romantic poet and satirist. Byron was satirist. Byron was famous in his lifetime famous in his lifetime for his love affairs for his love affairs with women and with women and Mediterranean boys. Mediterranean boys.

Mary Shelley (1797 –1851)Mary Shelley (1797 –1851) She was a British novelist, She was a British novelist,

short story writer, dramatist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Frankenstein: or, The Modern PrometheusPrometheus (1818). She also (1818). She also edited and promoted the edited and promoted the works of her husband, the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary Wollstonecraft.

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Present ContinuousPresent Continuous

Use the Present Continuous with Use the Present Continuous with Normal Normal VerbsVerbs to express the idea that something to express the idea that something is happening now, at this moment. It can is happening now, at this moment. It can also be used to show that something is not also be used to show that something is not happening now.happening now.

You You are watchingare watching TV. TV. They They are readingare reading their books. their books. She She isis studying. studying.

Longer Actions in Progress Now Longer Actions in Progress Now In English, "now" can means: this second, In English, "now" can means: this second,

today, this month, this year, this century, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use the Present and so on. Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the Continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.it at this exact second.