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CLEP World Literature

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1. The Lady of the Lake - an Arthurian Legend was written by...






2. Wrote Rape of the Lock - most famous for his heroic couplet






3. Explores new thoughts on death by comparing/contrasting the mortal human with the immortal nightingale - ends with accepting the idea that pleasure must end and that death in not escapable






4. The first of 4 stanzas discusses concerns about lost vision - the second of 4 stanzas describes how age causes man to lose sight of the divine - and the third of 3 stanzas is hopeful in that the memory of the divine allows us to sympathise with our f






5. Three witches - protagonist loses himself to insanity and gets his wife involved as well - is declared king






6. Wrote 'Troilus and Criseyde' - 'The Knight's Tale' - 'Canterbury Tales' - known as the 'Father of English Literature' - considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages - first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey






7. Who wrote The Eve of St. Agnes - Ode to a Nightingale - Ode on a Grecian Urn






8. Hamlet is acting mad but he thinks that _________ killed his brother to gain power - has to admit to killing






9. The Waste Land and Four Quartets are written by...






10. 'Tis better to have loved and lost - Than never to have loved at all. is an account of all Tennyson's thoughts and feelings as he copes with his grief over such a long period.






11. Criseyde becomes the object of affection for Troilus (a man who had scoffed at love) - There is an exchange of prisoners between the Trojans and the Greeks. Criseyde has to escape - but promises she will return to Troilus in 10 days. Who wrote this s






12. Two famous magicians in Tragical History of Dr. Faustus






13. Written by Christopher Marlowe - story about a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge - allotted twenty-four years of life on Earth - during which time he will have Mephistophilis as his personal servant. Then - he must repay with ti






14. Deals with man's relationship with time - the universe - and the divine - only through realizing Christ's sacrifice for mankind is an individual capable of being saved.






15. Wrote Frankenstein - started writing at age 18 - and published at age 21






16. Many different types of people tell stories of their journeys - much more about the stories they tell - rather than the actual traveling.






17. Taming of the Shrew was written by...






18. Wrote 'Astrophel and Stella' - one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age - English poet - courtier - and soldier






19. This story is made up of 108 sonnets and 11 songs - 'aster' (star) Greek 'Stella' (star) Latin - 'Phil' (lover) - Thus Astrophel is the star lover - and Stella is his star.






20. Kubla Khan The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Christabel.is associated with what?






21. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






22. Criseyde then falls for Deiphobus - Troilus is killed by who?






23. Written by John Milton - epic poem in blank verse - separated into 12 books - the story of the Fall of Man - contains two arcs: One of Satan (Lucifer) and another of Adam and Eve - about how Satan volunteers himself to poison the newly created Earth






24. Jane Austen wrote ...






25. Written by Christopher Marlowe - Barabas is the protagonist - who uses his daughter (Abigail) to make others mad - and when she finds out - she joins a nunnery. She is then poisoned.






26. What are Mary Anne Evans writings well known for?






27. John Keats was known for what kind of writings?






28. Written by William Blake - the Lily - the Cloud - the Worm - the Clod of Clay...characters - asks the question 'why does the springtime of life inevitably fade so that all things must end?'






29. Pen name for Mary Anne Evans - one of the leading writers of the Victorian era - went by a male name so that she would be taken seriously. Wrote The Mill on the Floss (1860) - Silas Marner (1861) - Middlemarch (1871-72) - and Daniel Deronda (1876)






30. The poem focuses on two scenes: one in which a lover eternally pursues a beloved without fulfilment - and another of villagers about to perform a sacrifice.






31. Works by Charles Dickens






32. Scobie - Yusef - Tallit - Dicky commits suicide - and tries to make it seem natural






33. A collection of English poems by Robert Browning - first published in 1845 as the seventh volume in a series of self-published books






34. Biographia Literaria - coined the term suspension of disbelief - a long - loosely structured autobiography of who? Samuel Coleridge






35. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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36. Written by William Blake - a collection of illustrated poems






37. Works by Jonathon Swift

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38. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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39. Written by Sir Walter Scott - Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe is disliked by his father because he loves a girl and is friends with some of the Normans -there is a tournament - and Ivanhoe is injured and the daughter wants to take him to get help - -battles e






40. Mary Shelley was his second wife






41. A cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet






42. Who wrote Faerie Queen? Recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy






43. Falls into a stream after going crazy






44. The first tale from Canterbury Tales - this story was written in iambic pentameter - about courtly love and ethical dilemmas - Arcite and Palamon are imprisoned. They both fall for a woman named Emily which causes tension and hate.

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45. What is the satirical hyperbole in Jonathon Swifts 'A Modest Proposal'?






46. The poem satirises a petty squabble by comparing it to the epic world of the gods - Pope keeps a sense that beauty is fragile - and that the loss of a lock of hair touches Belinda deeply.






47. If the daughters don't marry and the father dies - the girls and their mom will be left without a home. Main characters: Elizabeth Bennett and Darcy






48. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






49. What are the three things that are represented in 'Tale of the Tub'?






50. The Heart of the Matter - A Burnt Out Case - The Comedians







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