Three parts of our presentation

Welcome to VanB-K43Group two:Nguyen Thi DaoDo Hong NhungDinh Thi DuDao Thi Hoa SimChu Thi LenHoang Quynh TrangPhan Thi HoaBui Thi GiangPhan Thi OanhPham Thi Kim OanhHoang Thi HienNguyen Thi ThamDoan Thi HaTran Thi SenLy Anh NgocNong Phuong HongVi Thi Khanh TuyetNguyen Phuong LinhNguyen Thi Thanh HuongNguyen Thi HoiThree parts of our presentation I. History and literature in the 20th century II. The novelist: Joseph Conrad III. The novelist: Arthur Conan Doyle The English literature in 20th centurySocial background CharacteristicsSocial background 	The British faced 2 far bigger wars, World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945) in which she was a major participant. 	The wars killed a dozen of millions of people in Europe and Britain had to suffer heavy losses of human lives and property. The world wars’ influence to BritainSocial backgroundBy this time, the United States, also her former colony had become the strongest economic and military power of what was called the capitalist block, and Britain had to accept her second porition behind the U.S. All of events influenced to the literature in 20th century Characteristics of this ageThe Darwin’s theory about man’s origin made the society anxious.This leg to pessimism trend in literature Writers shift of focus.The explosion in the kind and trend of the novel.The introduction of the short story ,a new genes of fiction The short story is a novel in miniature .It has all the elements of a novel but in a smaller proportion.It has a plotIt has fewer charactersIt has a climaxCharacteristics of the short storyCharacteristics of the short story It has a theme ,which is a truth about life that the author wants to reveal to the reader. Its value lies in the writing techniques employed by the author to achieve the aim of a short story It also has a setting which is on a limited scope in terms of time and space.Joseph Conrad(1857-1924)His life and Hiscontribution Writer’s biographyJoseph Conrad(1857- 1924) was a Polish-born British novelistHis father was a novelist and traslator English and French literatureHis mother dided when he was eight years oldWriter’s biographyAfter his father’s death, he lived in his uncle’s houseHe worked as a sailor and then captain on British shipIn 1886, he became a Bristish subject.His contribution to British literatureIn 1894, Conrad gave up the sea and decided on a literary careerIn 1895, he produced his first novel in English “ Almayer’s Folly”He is ragarded as one of the greatest novelists in English , though he did not speak the language fluentlyMoods of the sea and life of a seaman provided the setting for many of his novels After somer intinal difficulties with the language which sometimes appeared in his early works,Conrad achieved great success as an English writer with his:	+ Lard Jim (1990)	+ Youth(1902)	+ Typhoon(1903)	+The secret Agent( 1907)	+ Chance(1914)	+ Victory(1915)His contribution to British literatureHonour and loyatly are much praised virtues in his booksConrad’s novels express depression, self-doubt and pessimism His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authorsFilms have been adapted from or inspried by Conrad’s works.His contribution to British literature The novelist: Arthur Conan DoyleHis life andHis famous works Canon of Sherlock Holmes:A study in scarlet(1887)The adventure of Sherlock Holmes(1892)The Case book of Sherlock Holmes(1927)Challenger storier:The lost world(1912)The Poisen Beld(1913)Personal experiencesConan Doyle was born in Edinburgh Scotland. He is now referred to as “Conan Doyle” the origin of his compound surname is uncertain. He was sent to the Roman catholic Jesuit prepartory school Hodder place. Stony hurstat the age nice.In 1875 he left the school, he had rejected Christianity to became an agnostic. From 1876 to 1881 he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. While studying he also began writing short stories. Following his term at university he was employed as a ship’s doctor on the SS Mayumba. He completed his doctorate in 1885. In 1885 he married Lousia Hourkins .After his wife’s death, he married Jean Elizabeth. He died of a heart attack age 71 on 7 July, 1930Personal experiencesHis famous worksHistorical novels:+Micah Clark (1888)+The white company (1891)+Sir Nigel (1906)Other works:+The Mystery of Cloomber (1889)+The film of Girdlestone (1890) +Beyond the City (1892 )His contribution to British literatureHe is famous for “Sherlock Holmes”, a major initiative in the mystery novels.The novels of his works include science fiction...so many cultutal influences from him, especially mystery novels.Thanks for your attention!