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CLEP World Literature

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1. The 'shrew' of the title






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






3. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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. 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.






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






12. '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.






13. Wrote Rape of the Lock - most famous for his heroic couplet






14. 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.






15. Many different types of people tell stories of their journeys - much more about the stories they tell - rather than the actual traveling.






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






17. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






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






20. Jane Austen wrote ...






21. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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.


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






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


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






30. 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






31. 18th Century Irish Satirist






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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






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






39. 'Money - money - money - and what money can make of life' - a rich man dies - the will says that John Harmon will get the estate if he marries a woman named Bella whom he has never met -






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






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






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






43. 'April is the cruellest month' (its first line); 'I will show you fear in a handful of dust'; and (its last line) the mantra in the Sanskrit language 'Shantih shantih shantih.'






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






45. 18th Century authors






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






47. 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.






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






49. The Comedians was written by who






50. 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