Svolgi i seguenti 24 esercizi sul movimento estetico e su Oscar Wilde. Lavora con ordine, rispondi in inglese dove richiesto e in italiano quando l'esercizio lo specifica. Per gli esercizi aperti, scrivi sul quaderno frasi complete e ben costruite; per i matching e i cloze, ricopia frasi e abbinamenti senza abbreviare. Ricorda di rileggere ogni risposta prima di passare all'esercizio successivo.
- What does the slogan 'art for art's sake' mean?
- A) Art must teach moral lessons to society
- B) Art has value in itself, independent of morality or usefulness
- C) Art should serve political propaganda
- D) Art must imitate nature with scientific precision
- Who is considered the main theorist of English Aestheticism?
- A) Charles Dickens
- B) Walter Pater
- C) Rudyard Kipling
- D) Thomas Hardy
- Oscar Wilde was born in London in 1854.
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- The Aesthetic movement reacted against Victorian morality and utilitarianism.
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The Aesthetic motto, taken from Théophile Gautier, is 'art for ___ sake'.
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Wilde's only novel is 'The Picture of ___ Gray'.
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Match each work with its literary genre. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | The Picture of Dorian Gray | comedy | | The Importance of Being Earnest | fairy tale | | The Happy Prince | poem | | The Ballad of Reading Gaol | long letter from prison | | De Profundis | novel |
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Match each character of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' with the right description. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | Dorian Gray | cynical dandy who corrupts Dorian with paradoxes | | Lord Henry Wotton | painter who creates the portrait | | Basil Hallward | young actress loved and then rejected by Dorian | | Sybil Vane | beautiful young man who never grows old |
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What happens to Dorian's portrait throughout the novel?
- A) It is destroyed by fire after the painter's death
- B) It becomes more and more beautiful as Dorian ages
- C) It grows old and corrupted while Dorian stays young
- D) It disappears mysteriously after the first chapter
- Which famous sentence opens the Preface to 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'?
- A) 'The artist is the creator of beautiful things.'
- B) 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'
- C) 'Call me Ishmael.'
- D) 'Happy families are all alike.'
- The dandy is described as an artist of his own life, who turns clothes and conversation into art.
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- Wilde wrote 'The Importance of Being Earnest' while he was in prison at Reading.
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In 1895 Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labour in ___ Gaol.
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A short, witty statement that seems absurd but reveals a hidden truth is called a ___.
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Spiega in italiano, in 3-4 righe, il concetto di 'doppio' nel romanzo di Wilde.
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In English, in about 4 lines, explain why Oscar Wilde can be considered the perfect example of a dandy.
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Abbina ogni concetto al suo significato in italiano. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | Aestheticism | uomo che fa della propria eleganza un'arte | | Dandy | frase apparentemente assurda ma vera | | Paradox | ricerca del piacere come scopo della vita | | Hedonism | gusto per ciò che è raffinato, artificiale, morboso | | Decadence | movimento culturale che esalta la bellezza |
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Which European movement was strongly influenced by English Aestheticism?
- A) French Naturalism
- B) Italian Verismo
- C) European Decadentism
- D) German Sturm und Drang
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In English, write a 150-word commentary on the famous paradox 'I can resist everything except temptation' by Oscar Wilde. Explain its structure, its humour and its connection with Victorian society.
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Costruisci una piccola mappa concettuale (su quaderno) che colleghi i seguenti elementi: Victorian society, Aestheticism, Walter Pater, Oscar Wilde, Dandy, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Paradox. Indica con frecce e brevi etichette in inglese le relazioni fra i nodi.
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Secondo te, l'idea estetica che l'arte non debba avere uno scopo morale è ancora valida oggi? Argomenta in italiano in circa 10 righe, facendo almeno un esempio tratto dal cinema, dalla musica o dai social network contemporanei.
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Which of the following is NOT one of Wilde's comedies?
- A) Lady Windermere's Fan
- B) An Ideal Husband
- C) The Importance of Being Earnest
- D) Heart of Darkness
- Walter Pater in his 'Studies in the History of the Renaissance' invited readers to live every moment intensely 'like a hard, gemlike flame'.
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- Scrivi in inglese un breve dialogo teatrale (circa 12-15 battute) ambientato in un salotto vittoriano fra un giovane aspirante dandy e un severo padre borghese. Il dandy difende la bellezza e l'arte, il padre il dovere e il lavoro. Inserisci almeno due paradossi originali nello stile di Wilde.