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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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.






2. 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






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






4. 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...






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






6. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






7. 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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8. 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






9. A poem






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






14. Mary Shelley was his second wife






15. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






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






17. The 'shrew' of the title






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






26. Modern English authors






27. 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






28. Jane Austen wrote ...






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






30. 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






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






32. 18th Century authors






33. 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






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






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






36. 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)






37. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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38. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






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






40. Book of poems






41. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






42. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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







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