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CLEP World Literature

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






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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...






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. 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.






10. 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)






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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16. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






17. 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






18. 18th Century authors






19. 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.






20. Modern English authors






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






23. 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






24. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






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






26. Works by Charles Dickens






27. One of the earliest English history plays - telescopes most of Edward II's reign into a single narrative - beginning with the recall of his favourite - Piers Gaveston - from exile - and ending with his son Edward III's execution of Mortimer Junior fo






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






29. The Comedians was written by who






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






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






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






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






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






35. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






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






38. 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






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






40. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






41. The first of 4 stanzas discusses concerns about lost vision - the second of 4 stanzas describes how age causes man to lose sight of the divine - and the third of 3 stanzas is hopeful in that the memory of the divine allows us to sympathise with our f






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






43. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






44. 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






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






46. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






47. Jane Austen wrote ...






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. 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






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






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