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CLEP World Literature

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1. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






2. Jane Austen wrote ...






3. The Comedians was written by who






4. 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.






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






6. Falls into a stream after going crazy






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






13. Hamlet thinks ________ is Claudius and kills him through the curtain






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






18. 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...






19. What is Gulliver's downfall in Gullivers Travels?






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






21. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. '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.






28. 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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29. 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






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






31. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






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






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






34. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






35. This book is a fictional autobiography of the title character - a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela - encountering Native Americans - captives and mutineers before being rescued.






36. 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






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






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






39. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






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






42. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






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






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






45. The 'shrew' of the title






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






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






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






49. Book of poems






50. Works by Charles Dickens