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CLEP World Literature

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






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






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






4. Mary Shelley was his second wife






5. 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)






6. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






7. The Comedians was written by who






8. 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






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






10. 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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11. Modern English authors






12. 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






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






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






15. A poem






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






18. Works by Jonathon Swift

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19. 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






20. 18th Century Irish Satirist






21. 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






22. '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 -






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






24. Works by Charles Dickens






25. 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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. Book of poems






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






34. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






36. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






42. What time period are -Thomas Moore -Philip Sidney -Edmund Spenser -Shakespeare -Christopher Marlowe






43. Jane Austen wrote ...






44. 18th Century authors






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






46. 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






47. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






48. 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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49. 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.






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