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CLEP World Literature

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Works by Charles Dickens






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






14. 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






15. 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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16. 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






17. Jane Austen wrote ...






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






23. 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






24. 19th Century authors






25. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






26. Biographia Literaria - coined the term suspension of disbelief - a long - loosely structured autobiography of who? Samuel Coleridge






27. 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...






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






29. The 'shrew' of the title






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






32. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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33. 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






34. '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.






35. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Written by William Blake - the Lily - the Cloud - the Worm - the Clod of Clay...characters - asks the question 'why does the springtime of life inevitably fade so that all things must end?'






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






42. 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






43. 17th century authors






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






45. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






46. A poem






47. The Comedians was written by who






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






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






50. 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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