James Fenimore Cooper – creator of a unique form of American literature / Джеймс Фенимор Купер – создатель уникального жанра американской литературы

It is hard to believe now that James Fenimore Cooper began to write fiction quite by chance thanks to his wife, however he became a most prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century who succeeded in quite a number of literary genres, such as historical novel, nautical novel, frontier novel, satire, social novel and even utopia. Moreover, it was the Leatherstocking series, his historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days, that created a unique form of American literature. At the meeting, we will be looking into some details of his biography, social, political and artistic position and get acquainted with some of his most admirable texts. The language ability required for successful participation in the event is of intermediate level and above. Welcome to the lecture by A.V. Dvoretskaya, senior teacher of English at the Finance University under the RF Government April 24, 2017 at 7p.m.