british literature midterm

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449-1066

what are the years for the Anglo-Saxon period?

Alfred the Great and the Venerable Bede

who are the two writers who introduced us to prose in the Anglo-Saxon period?

Exeter book, Vercelli book, Junius MS, and Cotton MS

what are the four manuscripts that remain from the Anglo-Saxon period?

epic, elegy, riddles, and history

what are the four major genres of the Anglo-Saxon period?

pagan beliefs mixed with christian beliefs; violence, death, and doom; loyalty to the kind, desire for personal glory, and need for revenge

what are some major characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon period?

scops

what are the Anglo-Saxon composers called?

a formal poem meditating on nature and death

what is an elegy?

a long narrative poem; about a national hero; written in lofty language; contains supernatural elements; and a battle between good and evil

what are the qualities of an epic?

kennings

what is a compound expression with a metaphorical meaning called?

the Danes, the Geats, and the Swedes

what are the three major people groups in Beowulf?

Grendel, Grendel’s Mom, and the dragon

who are the villains in Beowulf?

Hygelac, Ecgtheow, and Beowulf

who are the main Geats in Beowulf?

Scyld, Beow, Healfdene, and Hrothgar

who are the main Danes in Beowulf?

1066-1485

what are the years of the medieval period?

love lyric, ballad, romance, beast fable, allegory, and drama

what are the common genres of the medieval period?

anonymous, lighthearted, courtly, and ornate

what are the characteristics of a drama in the medieval period?

the Pearl Poet, William Langland, and Geoffrey Chaucer

who are the notable authors of the medieval period?

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

what was the Pearl Poet’s famous written work?

mystery, miracle, and morality

what are the three types of plays during the medieval period?

Geoffrey Chaucer

who is the father of the English language?

Sir Thomas Malory

who wrote Le Morte Darthur?

Lancelot, Guinevere, Arthur, and Bedivere

who are the four main characters in Le Morte Darthur?

The Canterbury Tales

what was Chaucer’s greatest work?

covers twenty-nine pilgrims journeying to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Sir Thomas ‘a Becket

give a summary of the Canterbury Tales:

a story within a story

what is a framed story?

nobility, clergy, and commoners

who is the estates satire about?

broad range of characters, includes women as main characters, includes himself, setting, and satire

what are some important components of the Canterbury Tales?

humor to make fun of social issues

what is satire?

The Nun Priest’s Tale: Chanticleer and the Fox

in what story was Chanticleer found?

1485-1625

what are the years of the English Renaissance?

humanties

what was begun to be used in education during the English Renaissance?

variety, experimentation, and ornateness

what are the three literary characteristics of the English Renaissance?

pastoral

what was the new form of the English Renaissance that was a story about the countryside?

sonnet

what was the new form of the English Renaissance that consisted of 14 lines?

blank verse

what was the new form of the English Renaissance that consisted of no rhyme?

lyric poetry

what was the new form of the English Renaissance that consisted of themes of love and beauty?

prose

what was the new form of the English Renaissance that consisted of translation of classics, philosophy, criticism, romance, and essays?

drama

what was the new form of the English Renaissance that consisted of happy endings and history?

1564-1616

what are the years of the ICON, William Shakespeare’s life?

born and died in Stratford upon Avon; associated with the Globe Theater; he is known for his plays (tragedies, histories, comedies) and sonnets

what are some need-to-know facts about William Shakespeare?

1585-1592

what are Shakespeare’s “lost years”?

five metrical feet containing one unstressed and stressed syllable each

what is the definition of iambic pentameter?

no place

what is the definition of utopia?

Julius Caesar

what is the historical tragedy by William Shakespeare?

“friends, romans, countrymen”

what is the famous speech given in Julius Caesar called?

Thomas More

who wrote Utopia; he was also referred to as, “the king’s good servant, but God’s first.”?

Utopia

what is Sir Thomas More’s most famous and lasting work of literature; it was presented as a frame story?

Sir Edmund Spenser

Attended the University of Cambridge; published The Shepherdess Calendar and The Fairie Queen; he also worked with Sir Philip Sydney?

the Spenserian sonnet and the Spenserian stanza

what are the two literary innovations of Sir Edmund Spenser?

very Protestant, Spenserian stanza, allegorical, and not progressive in his use of English

what are the literary characteristics of The Fairie Queene?

good vs. evil; deception

what are the two consistent themes in The Fairie Queene?

Christopher Marlowe

who wrote The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?

Adventure; great conversation; flowers; nice dresses; accessories; entertainment

what does the shepherd offer in The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?

Sir Walter Raleigh

who wrote the response to The Passionate Shepherd to His Love called The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd?

famous dramatist; England’s first poet laureate; comical writings satirized social vices; wrote Song to Celia

explain who Ben Jonson is:

Cavalier and Metaphysical Poets; 1625-1660

who were the two major groups of poets during the Puritan Age and what were the years of the Puritan Age?

George Wither

who wrote, “Shall I, Wasting in Despair?”

Petrarchan conceit, royalists, preferred lyrics to sonnets, lighthearted, polished and witty poetry, pastoral, and satirical

what are the characteristics of Cavalier Poets?

“To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”; “Delight in Disorder”

what are the two notable works written by Robert Herrick?

Sir John Suckling

who wrote The Constant Lover?

he was a cavalier poet and a soldier; he wrote “To Lucasta, Going to the Wars,” and “To Althea, from Prison”

who is Richard Lovelace?

the leader of the Metaphysical Poets; he wrote secular and religious poetry

who was John Donne?

Structured, deep poetry; religion; death; love

what was metaphysical poetry, and what were the themes?

Meditation VII

what work was written by John Donne that stated “No man is an island…”?

“The Altar” and “The Collar”

what are the two poems written by George Herbert?

John Milton

who wrote Paradise Lost?

Mostly christian work with a lot of literary license; An epic; Written in blank verse; Satan is one of the two main characters, he is presented as the “antihero”

what are some characteristics of Paradise Lost?