Literature at school, 2019, № 9

Abstracts and keywords

OUR SPIRITUAL VALUES

2019 IS THE YEAR OF THE 220TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF A.S.PUSHKIN

S.A.DZHANUMOV —
“Magic land! Joy for eyes!”: Crimea (Tavrida) in the creative consciousness of A.S.Pushkin
Abstract. The article is devoted to so-called “Crimean text” in A.S.Pushkin’s works and talks about how vivid and unforgettable impressions of the Crimea (Taurida) were reflected in a number of his poems of the first half of the 1820s, in the poem “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai”, in the “Extract from the letter to D.”, in the novel “Eugene Onegin”, in the poet’s letters.
Keywords: romanticism, Taurida, Crimean nature, oriental style, lyricism.

M.A.MOZHAROVA —
Epic hero and farmer-hunter.
To the 150th anniversary of the creation of the epic novel “War and Peace”
Abstract. The article traces the connection between the hero of ancient Russian epic Danila Lovchanin and the artistic image of the trapper Danila in “War and Peace”. The closeness of the historical and philosophical concept of L.N.Tolstoy to the assessment of historical events presented in Russian epics is shown.
Keywords: L.N.Tolstoy, epic novel “War and Peace”, P.V.Kireyevsky, Russian folk art, epic, artistic image.

V.V.AGENOSOV —
Two artistic concepts of war: “The Young Guard” by A.Fadeyev and “Darkness at Noon” by Y.Slepukhin
Abstract. The author compares the artistic concepts of war in the first edition of the novel “The Young Guard” by A.Fadeyev and in the novel “Darkness at Noon” by Y.Slepukhin. Fadeyev’s war is a grand battle to restore world harmony was recreated in the romantic tradition. The war of Y.Slepukhin is recreated in the realistic-analytical tradition. The heroes of both books are ordinary people who see their duty in preventing the proliferation of anti-human philosophy. Both authors have followers in modern military prose.
Keywords: romantic style, realistic style, concept of war; Fadeyev, “The Young Guard”; Slepuhin, “Darkness at Noon”.

T.M.FADEEVA —
The artistic image of the guitar in the bards’ songs
Abstract. The bard’s song, being a historical and cultural phenomenon of the Russian life of the second half of the XXth century, presents a wide material for researchers.
Keywords: bard’s song, guitar, picture of the world, cultural phenomenon, artistic image.

Modern russian prose for adolescents and young adults

T.A.FEDYAEVA —
About Irina Kraeva’s books
Abstract. The article discusses the work of children’s writer I.I.Kraeva and analyzes the main motive-thematic complexes of her works and the specificity of its language. The complication of the metaphorical nature of her works is associated with the main stages of the writer’s creative evolution: from fun and entertaining books to the formulation of serious social and moral problems in the latest collection of “Children of Heaven” (2018).
Keywords: children’s literature, metaphor, poetic prose, dialogue.

SEARCH. EXPERIENCE. SKILLS

Teach how to write an essay

G.V.PRANTSOVA —
Special course “Writing-reasoning: secrets of creating a reasoned text as a way of preparing high school students for the final essay”
Abstract. One of the ways to solve the problem of preparing high school students for the final essay is proposed. The author presents a program of a special (elective) course, in which special attention is paid to the types of communicative speech activity of students.
Keywords: final essay, essay-reasoning, communicative speech activity of students.

Lessons

V.A.DOMANSKIY —
“This girl is Turgenev’s Liza …”
Sergey Yesenin and Maria Balsamova: a story of first love. XIth Grade
Abstract. The article is based on Sergei Yesenin’s letters and by following the literary code of “Turgenev girl” the story of his first love for Maria Balsamova is reconstructed. The author proposes an interpretation and methodology for studying Yesenin’s two poems dedicated to Maria Balsamova.
Keywords: Sergey Yesenin, Maria Balzamova, “Turgenev’s Girl”, first love, epistolary novel, methods of analyzing love lyrics.

N.A.REZNICHENKO —
The mysterious history of the driver Maltsev: the path from blindness to light.
A lesson based on the story by A.P.Platonov “In a beautiful and furious world”.
XIth Grade
Abstract. The article shows the way to identify the philosophical meaning of the A.P.Platonov’s story. The story is considered in the context system (works by Platonov, Pushkin, the Bible).
Keywords: poetic description, plot situation, motive of blindness, special vocabulary.

E.M.BOLDYREVA —
Studying the Silver Age poetry in high school.
VIIIth Grade
Abstract. The author proposes the concept of studying poetry of the Silver Age in the 8th grade, when the concept of “literary process” and “literary tradition” becomes the theoretical concept determining the angle of study, the selection of material and the logic of its presentation.
Keywords: poetry of the Silver Age, methodical system, level of literary development of students, creative tasks, lesson-journey, mythological allusions,“longing for world culture”.

I.LGIZATULLINA —
“I remember a wonderful moment…”
A lesson-comparison on the story “The Captain’s Daughter” by A.S.Pushkin, G.Ibsen’s drama “Peer Gynt” and M.Karim’s novel “Pardon”.
VIIIth Grade
Abstract. The article contains material for conducting a lesson comparing books of different times and peoples. The main goal of this lesson is to show that the artistic potential of literary works of different nations is based on common human values, the main of which is love.
Keywords: reading culture, keywords, plot, characterization of heroes, moral values, etymology, reminiscence.