Keyword: Anger: Compared Analysis of John Osborne's play Look Back in Anger and Alan Sillitoe's short story 'The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner'. [Paperback]

Renata Rusz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 2008

During my studies at the university college I got acquainted with many works of British Literature. This book deals with those two that I chose to write about in my final year. It contains a compared analysis that is based on the contemporary situation of the society seen and experienced by the two authors in Great Britain in the 1950s. The play- Look Back in Anger- as well as the short story -'The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner'- brought something new and unusual, let's say something out of the ordinary, for the people of Britain in many ways. In my work I point out some differences and similarities between the two productions from various aspects, such as the attitude of working-class people towards the upper classes. There is also a chapter about how anger as a negative emotion is metaphorically reflected in the pieces. I tried to look at the two works from a pedagogical point of view as well and created two lesson plans with some exercises which can be built into the syllabus and used by teachers of English as a Foreign Language.

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About the Author

Renata Rusz, BA: Studied Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Kodolanyi Janos University College in Szekesfehervar, Hungary.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: VDM Verlag (May 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3639020642
• ISBN-13: 978-3639020649
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)