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CLEP World Literature

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






2. About the legend og King Aurthur who is still in love with who?.






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. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. William Yeats wrote...






11. Modern English authors






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. 19th Century authors






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






24. 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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25. Yeats' concerns with confronting his old age come to the fore with this work






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






27. 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.






28. '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.






29. Leads readers from the first story into the smaller one within it - employs a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed - at least in part - for the purpose of setting the stage for a fictive narrative or organizing a set of






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






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






32. 18th Century authors






33. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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34. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






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






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






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






47. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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






49. Works by Jonathon Swift

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50. Book of poems