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CLEP World Literature

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1. Viewed as a precursor of modernist literature - His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors






2. 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.






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






4. Hamlet thinks ________ is Claudius and kills him through the curtain






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






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






7. 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






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






9. '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.






10. In Faustus the protagonist is compared to ________ and indicates a fall from hubris (excessive pride)






11. Written by Percy Shelley - the torments of the Greek mythological figure Prometheus and his suffering at the hands of Zeus.






12. 18th Century authors






13. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






14. 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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15. Is a group of sonnets thematically unified to create a long work - although generally - unlike the stanza - each sonnet so connected can also be read as a meaningful separate unit.






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






17. The 'shrew' of the title






18. William Yeats wrote...






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






20. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






21. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






22. Book of poems






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






24. Written by Emily Bronte - the name of a farmhouse - the all-encompassing and passionate - yet thwarted - love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them.






25. Modern English authors






26. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






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






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






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






32. Story written by Ben Johnson - there is an outbreak of the plague - and Lovewit leaves for the country - leaving a butler in charge of his house - -crazy things happen in the house - and the depravity of man and greed are shown by their actions when






33. Gertrude - Claudius - Ophelia - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern - 'double - double - toil and trouble.'






34. 17th century authors






35. 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.






36. 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






37. Works by Jonathon Swift

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38. Orphan who endures hardships - ends up with pickpocket-ers






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






40. Works by Charles Dickens






41. Written by Graham Greene - The plot concerns Querry - who is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference - he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life






42. Falls into a stream after going crazy






43. The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who - disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry - looks for distraction in foreign lands.

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44. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






46. 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.






47. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






48. 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






49. Heroine thinks she is good at matchmaking and thinks that she will never find love for herself - ends up with Knightley after a long time






50. 'Tub' is a pun for what?