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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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






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






3. 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?'






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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






8. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






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






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






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






13. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






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






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






16. The Comedians was written by who






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. A poem






22. 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.






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






24. William Yeats wrote...






25. 18th Century Irish Satirist






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Jane Austen wrote ...






31. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






32. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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






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






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






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






37. 19th Century authors






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






39. 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






40. Book of poems






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






42. 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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43. This book is a fictional autobiography of the title character - a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela - encountering Native Americans - captives and mutineers before being rescued.






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Falls into a stream after going crazy







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