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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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.






2. 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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3. 'April is the cruellest month' (its first line); 'I will show you fear in a handful of dust'; and (its last line) the mantra in the Sanskrit language 'Shantih shantih shantih.'






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






5. The Comedians was written by who






6. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






12. '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.






13. 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






14. Pen name for Mary Anne Evans - one of the leading writers of the Victorian era - went by a male name so that she would be taken seriously. Wrote The Mill on the Floss (1860) - Silas Marner (1861) - Middlemarch (1871-72) - and Daniel Deronda (1876)






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






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






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






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






19. William Yeats wrote...






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






21. 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






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






23. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






24. 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.






25. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






27. 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






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






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






30. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






32. 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






33. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






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






36. 19th Century authors






37. What is the satirical hyperbole in Jonathon Swifts 'A Modest Proposal'?






38. 18th Century authors






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






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






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






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






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






44. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






45. 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






46. 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.






47. The 'shrew' of the title






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






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






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