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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






5. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






6. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






7. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






8. 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.






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






11. The poem satirises a petty squabble by comparing it to the epic world of the gods - Pope keeps a sense that beauty is fragile - and that the loss of a lock of hair touches Belinda deeply.






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. Falls into a stream after going crazy






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






19. The 'shrew' of the title






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






21. 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






22. Who is taken as prisoner to a people group smaller than him in Jonathon Swifts famous work?






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






24. 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






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






26. 18th Century Irish Satirist






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






28. William Yeats wrote...






29. A poem






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






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






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






33. 19th Century authors






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






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






36. 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.






37. Hamlet is acting mad but he thinks that _________ killed his brother to gain power - has to admit to killing






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






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






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






41. Is a group of sonnets thematically unified to create a long work - although generally - unlike the stanza - each sonnet so connected can also be read as a meaningful separate unit.






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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