James Fenimore Cooper Mgr. Petr Kalus.

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1 James Fenimore Cooper Mgr. Petr Kalus

2 ANOTACE Kód DUMu: VY_32_INOVACE_4. AJ.13
Číslo projektu: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Vytvořeno: listopad 2013 Ročník: 3. ročník a 4. ročník – čtyřleté gymnázium (RVP-G), Septima a Oktáva – osmileté gymnázium (RVP-G) Anotace: Vzdělávací oblast Jazyk a jazyková komunikace Vzdělávací obor Anglický jazyk Tematický okruh NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE Tento materiál byl vytvořen jako osnova pro maturitní okruh: American Literature: James Fenimore Cooper na Gymnáziu a JŠ Svitavy na několik tematicky propojených hodin (pro výklad i opakování – shrnutí učiva). Obsahuje základní přehled autorova života a díla. Materiál je primárně zaměřen na dva poslední ročníky gymnázia, i přesto se dá využít i v nižších ročnících osmiletého i čtyřletého studia vcelku nebo jeho jednotlivé části. Pomůcky: interaktivní tabule

3 James Fenimore Cooper a prolific American writer and founder of the American novel contributed a lot to American literature: frontier life, character of Natty Bumppo born on September 15, 1789 in New Jersey at the age of eleven, he moved to a frontier town of Cooperstown in New York studied at Yale but expelled: as a result, a lifelong dislike to New Englanders In 1806 Cooper joined the Navy (important experience for some of his later novels) married Susan Augusta De Lancey, who later bet him that he was capable of writing a book better than the one she was reading: Precaution: a novel dealing with morals and manners founded the Bread and Cheese Club: brought together important painters and writers of the time at the time of his death his popularity was greater abroad than in America: many European writers (Leo Tolstoy or Honore de Balsac) greatly influenced by his work popular but critisised as well: Mark Twain΄s Fenimore Cooper΄s Literary Offenses 1

4 Cooper΄s contribution to American literature
stands at the beginning of the American novel his central character Natty Bumpoo represents a real spirit of American hero the first one to raise conversation questions and draws attention to the destruction of wildlife offers an interesting depiction of American past points out a cultural conflict: Indians vs. settlers

5 James Fenimore Cooper: Selected Works
Precaution (1820) Leatherstocking Tales: a series of novels including The Pioneers (1823), The Last of the Mohicans (1826), The Prairie (1827), The Pathfinder (1840), The Deerslayer (1841) The Spy (1821) The Pilot (1823) The Two Admirals (1842) Afloat and Ashore (1844)

6 Leatherstocking Tales
written between a series of separate stories featuring the main hero of Nutty Bumppo – called "Leatherstocking" by settlers and "Deerslayer", "Pathfinder" or "Hawkeye" by Indians a real American hero: can survive in wilderness, excited about adventures, not afraid to face death, believes in fair play and chivalry to women accompanied by his Indian friend Chingachgook a wilderness character of Nutty Bumppo first introduced in The Pioneers and gained remarkable public popularity encouraging Cooper to write other sequels unfolding Nutty Bumppo΄s life Leatherstocking Tales won Cooper fame not only in America but also in Europe

7 Nutty Bumppo΄s photo Nutty Bumppo
To view the photo see the following web page: Nutty Bumppo

8 Leatherstocking tales
The Pioneers (1823) The Prairie (1827) Leatherstocking hunts on the outskirts of New York depicts how rough settlers destroy wilderness settlers unwilling to preserve fish, timber or game civilisation incompatible with wilderness Leatherstocking saves an expedition wanting to rescue the beautiful Inez Middleton, who was kidnapped by Ishmael Bush and his clan of white outlaws

9 Leatherstocking Tales
The Pathfinder The Deerslayer Based on Cooper΄s experience from the Navy Leatherstocking and his Indian friend help the garrison and the crew of the warship  young Leatherstocking, with his Indian friend Chingachgook, finds his manhood and tries to save Hetty and Judith Hutter, who in captivity from a band of hostile Indians

10 The Last of the Mohicans
the best-known novel genre: historical novel considered Cooper΄s masterpiece widely read a film loosely based on the novel: released in 1992, directed by Michael Mann, historical epic The Last of the Mohicans: Trailer

11 The Last of the Mohicans
Study the webpage carefully in order to be able to deliver a brief presentation about the book. Do not forget to include these points: historical context plot overview major characters The Last of the Mohicans: information source

12 Self-check Complete the sentences:
James Fenimore Cooper is regarded as a ……………….. of the American novel. He did not finish his studies at Yale because he was …………………… In 1806, he joined the ……………… It was his …………. who encouraged him to start writing novels. His works were heavily criticised by ………………… He is best know for his ………………………….. The central character in his books is …………………. founder expelled Navy wife Mark Twain Leatherstocking Tales Natty Bumppo

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Zdroje a literatura Obrázky: AUTOR NEUVEDEN. Wikimedia Commons [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: Text MACDOUGALL, Hugh. What's New, What's Here, and How to Find It [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: AUTOR NEUVEDEN. American Renaissance & American Romanticism [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: AUTOR NEUVEDEN. James Fenimore Cooper: A Literary Pioneer [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: Veškeré hypertextové odkazy jsou platné ke dni vytvoření díla.