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CLEP World Literature

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






2. An English poet - polemicist - and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England - wrote Paradise Lost






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






4. 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






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






6. '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 -






7. 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.






8. 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)






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. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






11. Falls into a stream after going crazy






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






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






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






15. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






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






18. 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.






19. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






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






21. William Yeats wrote...






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






23. 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?


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






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






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. John Keats was known for what kind of writings?






29. The 'shrew' of the title






30. 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






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






32. 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.






33. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






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






36. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






38. Book of poems






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






40. 17th century authors






41. Jane Austen wrote ...






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






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






44. 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






45. Modern English authors






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






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






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






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






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