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CLEP World Literature

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






2. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






11. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 18th Century authors






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






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






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






23. The 'shrew' of the title






24. Book of poems






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






26. 18th Century Irish Satirist






27. 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






28. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






30. 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






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






32. 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.


33. Christian allegory - main character's name is CHRISTIAN - about his journey from his hometown 'city of Destruction' to the 'celestial City' (Heaven)


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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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.






39. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






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






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






42. 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...






43. Works by Jonathon Swift


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






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






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






47. Jane Austen wrote ...






48. '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.






49. '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 -






50. A poem