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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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






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






3. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






4. 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.






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






6. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






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






8. 19th Century authors






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






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






11. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






12. Men and Women - a collection of fifty-one poems in two volumes - all of which are monologues spoken by different narrators - some identified and some not - was written by...






13. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






21. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. William Yeats wrote...






31. The 'shrew' of the title






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






33. 18th Century Irish Satirist






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






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






36. 18th Century authors






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






38. 'Money - money - money - and what money can make of life' - a rich man dies - the will says that John Harmon will get the estate if he marries a woman named Bella whom he has never met -






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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