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Washington Irving. Adveture of the German Student. (Tales of a Traveller)

1. Why is the story called "adventure"? Define its genre.
2. What is the attitude towards the French revolution? Gottingen? Other historical and cultural phenomena?
3. What is the scenary of the action? What effect does it produce?
4. How is Gottfried characterised? Why is his walk interrapted by his description? Find contrasts in this description.
5. Does Gottfried's conduct and feelings change during the action? Analise adjectives describing the student and verbs expressing his emotions.
6. Compare the style of Gottfried's speech to the style of narration.
7. What are his two "fixed ideas" and how do they correspond in Gottfried's mind and in reality?
8. Why is the girl said to be "above the common order"? Analise the style of describing the student's emotions and expressing his feelings. What is the meaning of the word "enthusiast" here?
9. Why is the girl called "a corpse"?
10. What is the meaning of the ending?
11. How does this story reflect the main features of the history of Romanticism?

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