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CLEP World Literature

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






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. 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.






4. An English poet - polemicist - and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England - wrote Paradise Lost






5. 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






6. 19th Century authors






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Modern English authors






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






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






16. '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.






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






22. 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






23. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






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






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






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. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






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






30. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






32. 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.






33. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






35. 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






36. The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who - disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry - looks for distraction in foreign lands.

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37. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






39. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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

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41. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






42. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






43. Jane Austen wrote ...






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






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






46. Criseyde then falls for Deiphobus - Troilus is killed by who?






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






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






50. 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.







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