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CLEP World Literature

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1. The Faerie Queene - an allegorical work - written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I - an epic - incomplete poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the?






2. Who is taken as prisoner to a people group smaller than him in Jonathon Swifts famous work?






3. Sent to a boarding school - walks to find his only relative - his aunt - marries Agnes and has a child whom he names after Aunt Betsy






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






5. Mary Shelley was his second wife






6. '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.






7. Cassio -Iago - Roderigo are characters in which Shakespeare play?






8. Works by Charles Dickens






9. 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






10. 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






11. Christian allegory - main character's name is CHRISTIAN - about his journey from his hometown 'city of Destruction' to the 'celestial City' (Heaven)

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12. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






14. Written about - Emperor of Persia... defeats different countries - He claims he is greater than God and is struck dead - his sons gain power






15. Lord Byron wrote a satiric poem based on the legend of who?






16. Book of poems






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






18. 19th Century authors






19. English Christian writer and preacher Wrote Pilgrim's Progress - during his first imprisonment






20. Is meant to represent man's sinful attachment to worldly things - Amelia and Becky are characters in what story?






21. 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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22. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






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






24. A poem






25. The founder of gothic literature - Wrote The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne - Gaston de Blondeville - The Italian - The Mysteries of Udolpho - The Romance of the Forest and A Sicilian Romance.






26. 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.






27. 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






28. Major italian poet - known as the 'Supreme Poet' - 'Father of the Italian Language' - Wrote Divine Comedy - a masterpiece of the world and very well known






29. What is significant about Jonathon Swift's story 'Tale of a Tub'






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






31. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






32. 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






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






34. What time period are -Thomas Moore -Philip Sidney -Edmund Spenser -Shakespeare -Christopher Marlowe






35. Falls into a stream after going crazy






36. 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






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






38. Written by Thpmas Moore - in Latin -frame narrative - primarily depicting a fictional island society and the religious - social - and political customs.






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






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






41. The title comes from the day (or evening) before the feast of Saint Agnes






42. 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.






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






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






45. 18th Century authors






46. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






47. Self published books by Robert Browning are entitled as what?






48. 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.






49. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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







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