19th century prose - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

WGU Intro to Humanities C100 Already Graded A Charles Dickens A Realist author that is is best remembered for works that addressed social inequalities and the struggles of the working class in 19th century England. Oedipus Play written by Sophocles the Parthenon Greek building most revered for its use of ratio and perspective the Pantheon Roman engineering allowed the _______________ to have the largest single span dome for centuries. Everyday life In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, what do t...

CSET Spanish Subtest 2 | 397 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | 30 Pages What are the characteristics of Modernism (1888-1910)? There are 10. - Correct Answer-1. Loneliness 2. Sensuality 3. Defense of Indigenism 4. Harmony 5. Exoticism 6. Fine Materials 7. Mythological 8. Sayings/Gallicism 9. Aristocratic 10. Change of meter Who was the most important modernist? Where was he from? - Correct Answer-Ruben Dario Nicaragua This type of writing Gained popularity in mid-13th Century ...

Spanish CSET _ Subtest II The works of which of the following writers are representative of the Latin American Boom? A. Octavio Paz B. Horacio Quiroga C. Julio Cortazar D. Gabriel Mistral - Correct Answer-(C) Julio Cortazar is the writer whose works are representative of the nueva novela hispanoamericana movement of the 1960's Latin American literature witnessed the onset of chronicles as a result of which of the following events? A. Mexican-American War B. Independence of America f...

Spanish Subtest 2 Exam With 100% Correct Answers 2023 Middle Ages figures - Correct Answer-Alfonso X Alfonso X - Correct Answer-- most important figure in Spanish literature of the Middle Ages; King of Castile & León - Brought together the most learned men of the times to translate and write texts on various subjects such as history and astronomy 14th century - Correct Answer-- cowboy novels became popular (satires) - they described the supernatural adventures of its heroes 15th-17th c...

Arthur Miller - Answer- "The Death of a Salesman" depicted a man whose failure made him feel like an outcast. Alexander Pope - Answer- (1710-1728) "Rape of the Lock", "An Essay on Man", "The Dunciad" Classical Period - Answer- 1200bc - 455ce Forms: lyric poetry, greek drama (tragedy, comedy)(chorus, deus ex machina) Themes: life/death, morality, season changes, political commentary, satire, Greek mythology, Greek wars, Greek Gods, Roman life Homer (Greek) - Answer- The Iliad a...

Shakespeare - Answer 1564-1616 154 poems survived 38 plays William Faulkner - Answer - 1897-1962 - The Sound and the Fury - As I Lay Dying - A Rose For Emily William Chaucer - Answer (1343-1400) The Canterbury Tales - Answer - Written by Chaucer - Takes place in middles ages with a cross section of society - literary context is "frame tale" - pilgrims all on their way to Canterbury and they take turns telling tales to amuse the others frame tale - Answer story within a stor...

POETS & POETRY | 1600 | He began a famous poem, ""I celebrate myself, and sing myself"" Walt Whitman 19th CENTURY BOOKS & AUTHORS | 800 | In 1893 this British man published his ""initial"" book, a ""text-book of biology""; many sci-fi novels followed H.G. Wells FRENCH LITERATURE | 2000 | A collection of about 90 tales, ""The Human Comedy"" by this author paints a vivid portrait of 19th c. France (Honoré de) Balzac CONSERVATIVE BOOKSHELF | 400 | Cartoonist Michael Ramirez...

What are the characteristics of Modernism (1888-1910)? There are 10. - ANSWER-1. Loneliness 2. Sensuality 3. Defense of Indigenism 4. Harmony 5. Exoticism 6. Fine Materials 7. Mythological 8. Sayings/Gallicism 9. Aristocratic 10. Change of meter Who was the most important modernist? Where was he from? - ANSWER-Ruben Dario Nicaragua This type of writing Gained popularity in mid-13th Century w/ Alfonso X - ANSWER-Spanish Prose The last great poet of middle ages. Wrote Coplas a l...

Cervantes - ANSWER-1547-1616 don quixote, writer, (spanish). Don Quixote was about idealism and materialism Julio Cortazar - ANSWER-Argentina 1914-1984 Latin American Boom short stories, nueva novela, postmoderism, surrealism Ruben Dario - ANSWER-Letras Castellanas, modernism, nicaraguan, condemed spain and the us, very controversial Sor Juana de la Cruz - ANSWER-barroco, 1651-1695, (mexico) the 10th muse, siglo de oro, wrote about struggles for women to be educat...

CSET Spanish Subtest 2 (Authors and Works?) exam Who was the most important modernist? Where was he from? - Correct Answer-Ruben Dario, Nicaragua This type of writing Gained popularity in mid-13th Century w/ Alfonso X - Correct Answer-Spanish Prose The last great poet of middle ages. Wrote Coplas a la muerte de su padre. - Correct Answer-Jorge Manrique First to introduce Sonnet into Spanish Literature - Correct Answer-Iñigo López de Mendoza Facts of Juan Ruiz - Correct Answer-1. Cast...