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CLEP World Literature

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1. The Comedians was written by who






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. Written by Christopher Marlowe - Barabas is the protagonist - who uses his daughter (Abigail) to make others mad - and when she finds out - she joins a nunnery. She is then poisoned.






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






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






6. Wrote 'Troilus and Criseyde' - 'The Knight's Tale' - 'Canterbury Tales' - known as the 'Father of English Literature' - considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages - first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 18th Century authors






12. 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






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






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






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






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






18. 19th Century authors






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






20. William Yeats wrote...






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






22. The Waste Land and Four Quartets are written by...






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






24. 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?


25. Works by Charles Dickens






26. 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.






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






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






29. A poem






30. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






31. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






32. 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...






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






34. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






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






36. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?


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






38. 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






39. Works by Jonathon Swift


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






41. 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






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






43. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






44. 17th century authors






45. 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.






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. Hamlet is acting mad but he thinks that _________ killed his brother to gain power - has to admit to killing






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