First Paper
Subject : Hipertextos y Literatura Inglesa
Student´s name :Emilia Carballo Horton
Title of the paper : Research of the life of William Makepeace Thackeray
Author or topic : William Makepeace Thackeray
Abstract : This author is one of the most familiar to me of the whole list
of choice. I have also read Vanity Fair and seen an adaptation of it on
television. I thougt it was an interesting book, with rather learned and
old fashioned vocabulary, and watching it on television helped me to
understand it better.
Also, Thackery is very well known and I found a wide range of
information about him in Internet.This shows the importance of this author.
Here is some brief information and details about what I´m planning to
do:
1-Biography.
A detailed biography of the author. It includes aspects of his childhood, studies,family
and personal life. There are even fragments dedicated to his family and close friends.
2- Chronology.
Aspects of his personal and professional life, and their exact dates.
3-Review by Edwin Percy of "Vanity Fair".(May 1865)
A short comment about this review. Percy remarks almost everything about
the novel, from the publishing, illustrations and quality of the paper, to
the description of the main characters (Becky Sharp, Amelia, the Osborne
family, Sir Pitt Crawley,...) I have adapted it and translated it into Spanish.
4-Generous praise to Dickens
A speech made by Thackeray about his main rival translated into Spanish.
5- His hidden talent.
Apart from writing, Thackeray was a talented sketcher.
Auto-evaluation: I think I deserve pass with a decent mark
as until about two
months ago I didn´t even know how to use a computer and I´ve
had to make an
effort .I think I have also put a lot of interest into this subject
, as I´ve
come to most of the lectures and tried hard to make a good job
out of this
piece of work.
Academic year 2000/2001
© a.r.e.a./Dr.Vicente Forés López
© Emilia Carballo Horton. Hipertextos y Literatura Inglesa
Universitat de València Press