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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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.






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 18th Century authors






16. 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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17. 19th Century authors






18. A cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet






19. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






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






22. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






24. 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.






25. 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






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






27. What is it called when each stanza contains nine lines in total: eight lines in iambic pentameter followed by a single 'Alexandrine' line in iambic hexameter. what story is written this way?

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28. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






30. '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 -






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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?'






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






42. The 'shrew' of the title






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






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






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






46. Works by Jonathon Swift

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47. 18th Century Irish Satirist






48. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






49. A poem






50. Self published books by Robert Browning are entitled as what?