Методические указания по работе с книгой У.С. Моэма «Луна и грош».

МОЭМА «ЛУНА И ГРОШ» ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТОВ ЯЗЫКОВЫХ СПЕЦИАЛЬНОСТЕЙ, ИЗУЧАЮЩИХ АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК Изд-во ОмГУ Методические указания по работе с книгой У. <...> Моэма «Луна и грош»: для студентов языковых специальностей, изучающих английский язык / Сост. <...> Для студентов факультета иностранных языков и отделения регионоведения исторического факультета, изучающих английский язык. © Омский госуниверситет, 2004 Омск 2004 2 Read W.S. Maugham’s biography and say what occupations and facts of his life, in your opinion, were of benefit to him as a writer. <...> WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM (born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, Fr. - died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice) William Somerset Maugham is an English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterised by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. <...> When Maugham was born – in the British Embassy in Paris in 1874 – he was destined to become a lawyer. <...> However, Maugham had a severe stammer, which left him afraid to speak; so there were no plans for him to follow the family tradition. <...> Furthermore, he was orphaned by the age of 10 and was sent to England to be raised by an uncle, a clergyman. <...> These circumstances led the young Maugham to be shy and withdrawn; consequently he became an observer rather than an active participant, but he was able to turn this to his advantage as a writer. <...> The first of these stories was The Moon and Sixpence (1919), a novel based on the life of Gauguin. <...> He wrote highly readable travel books – On a Chinese Screen (1923) and The Gentleman in the Parlour (1930) – and several collections of short stories. <...> The Trembling of a Leaf (1923) contained his most recognized story, "Rain," and The Casuarina Tree (1926). <...> In 1927, Maugham left England amid scandal and moved to France, where he spent the rest of his life. <...> His reputation as a novelist rests primarily on four books: Of Human Bondage (1915), a semi-autobiographical account of a young medical student's painful progress toward maturity; The Moon and Sixpence (1919), an account of an unconventional artist <...>