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Part One English Literature Chapter One The Renaissance Period

Part One English Literature Chapter One The Renaissance Period. Exercises: Define the literary term:. 1. the Renaissance 2. Humanism 3.Spenserian stanza 4. Hamlet 5. Metaphysical poetry 6.The Religious Reformation Answer the following questions:

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Part One English Literature Chapter One The Renaissance Period

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  1. Part One English LiteratureChapter One The Renaissance Period • Exercises: • Define the literary term:. • 1. the Renaissance 2. Humanism • 3.Spenserian stanza 4. Hamlet • 5. Metaphysical poetry 6.The Religious Reformation • Answer the following questions: • 1.What is the theme of The Faerie Queen? • 2. How is the spirit of Renaissance reflected in Shakespeare”s creation? • 3. How is the Christian humanism embodied in Milton”s epic?

  2. Chapter Two • Define the following literary terms: • 1. The Enlightment Movement • 2. neoclassicism • Answer the following question: • What is the moral ( implied meaning ) of “ The Vanity Fair ” from The Pilgrim’s Progress?

  3. Chapter Three • Define the literary terms: • 1. Romantic Movement • 2. Gothic novel • Questions: • 1.What are the features of Romantic poetry?

  4. Chapter Four • Define the following terms: • 1. The Chartist Movement • 2 Utilitarianism • 3. “dramatic monologue” • Questions: • 1. In what ways is Dickens the greatest critical realist writer of the Victorian Age ? • 2.What do you think of the novel Jane Eyre?

  5. Chapter Five • Define the following term: • 1. Modernism • Questions: • 1.Say something about Yeats chief literary achievements. • 2.How did Joyce apply “stream of consciousness ” • In his Ulysses?

  6. Part 2 American literature • The Romantic Period • Define the literary terms: • 1. Transcendentalism 2. “free verse” • Questions: • 1. What does “ Rip Van Winkle ” show about Irving’s attitude towards life? • 2. Tell about the artistic features of Whitman’s poems.

  7. The Realistic Periods • Define the literary terms: • 1. Realism 2. “ local colorism” • Questions: • 1. Compare the similarities and the difference between Howells, Mark Twain and Henry James, in terms of their literary orientation. • 2. In what way is Huckleberry Finn a significant book?

  8. The Modern Period • Define the literary term: • 1. The lost generation • Questions: • What attitude towards life had Hemingway been trying to demonstrate in his works?

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