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CLEP World Literature

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1. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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2. 18th Century authors






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. Works by Charles Dickens






9. 19th Century authors






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






11. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






12. 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?'






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






14. William Yeats wrote...






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. Book of poems






19. Written by George Bernard Shaw - old version of My Fair Lady






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






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






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






24. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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






30. '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.






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. The Comedians was written by who






36. Falls into a stream after going crazy






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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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43. Taming of the Shrew was written by...






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






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






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






47. Jane Austen wrote ...






48. 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.






49. 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






50. 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