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The textbook complies with the standard programme of foreign literature for 5–9 grades.It includes a vivid look at the literary epochs and trends of the XVIII–XIX century (Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism). From the present-day positions the authors consider the classic works of J. W. Beset, F. Schiller, J. Swift, H. Heine, J. Byron, O. Pushkin, M. Lermontov, O. de Balzac, M. Gogol, H. Ibsen, B. Shaw, as well as the works of Europe and the USA of the XX century, which are popular among the youth of the XX century.

The textbook is created on the basis of competence approach. Competence questions and tasks, formed on the basis of the Recommendations of the European Council, will help students not only to master the content of the subject, but through acquiring certain skills and abilities to prepare for life in society, to understand their place in the modern world and the importance of culture for the development of civilisation.

For pupils of secondary schools, teachers, parents.