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CLEP World Literature

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1. Works by Charles Dickens






2. The 'shrew' of the title






3. 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.






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






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 George Bernard Shaw - old version of My Fair Lady






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






8. 17th century authors






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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. What is Gulliver's downfall in Gullivers Travels?






15. 18th Century Irish Satirist






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






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






18. 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.


19. 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






20. 18th Century authors






21. 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.






22. Cassio -Iago - Roderigo are characters in which Shakespeare play?






23. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?


24. The Comedians was written by who






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






26. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






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. Taming of the Shrew was written by...






29. Wrote 'Troilus and Criseyde' - 'The Knight's Tale' - 'Canterbury Tales' - known as the 'Father of English Literature' - considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages - first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey






30. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






31. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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






40. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






41. 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






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






43. '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.'






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






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






46. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






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






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






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