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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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.






2. Surface meaning: hell - Heaven - and purgatory -The Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso






3. What is Gulliver's downfall in Gullivers Travels?






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






11. Modern English authors






12. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






13. 17th century authors






14. 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






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






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






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


18. The 'shrew' of the title






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






20. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






21. 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.






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






23. Songs of Innocence (and of experience) written by who






24. 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






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. John Keats was known for what kind of writings?






27. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






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






29. 19th Century authors






30. 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






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






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






33. Works by Jonathon Swift


34. 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






35. 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






36. 18th Century authors






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






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






39. 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






40. First person point of view of the orphan Pip - Miss Havisham and Estella are characters






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. An English poet - polemicist - and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England - wrote Paradise Lost






47. His magnum opus was called 'The Prelude' - also wrote Ode on Intimation of Immortality






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






49. What does Troilus reflect on in the story of Troilus and Criseyde?






50. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)