Literature 1st Exam

What is literature?

A collection of written works

Taming nature is related to:

all stories that are about nature as a main topic.

Author and publication date of Heart of a Darkness

Joshep Conrad/ 1902

Central themes and genre of Heart of a Darkness?

Serial Novel

Imperialism

Racism

Hypocrisy

Author and year of publication of The White Fang

Jack London / 1906

Central Themes and genre of The White Fang

Adventure Novel

Cruelty

Nature

Violence

Author and year of publication of A portrait of the artist as a young man

James Joyce -1 916

Genres and Central Themes of A portrait of the artist as a young man

Bildungsroman/novel (narrative conscious)

Personal Growing

Bullying

Hope

Author and year of publication of Mrs. Dalloway

Virgina Wolf 1925

Genre and central themes of Mrs. Dalloway

Modernist Literature

Passage of time

Duality of life and death

Author and year of publication of Brave New World

Aldous Huxley - 1932

Genre and central themes of Brave New World

Dystopian Novel

community

Identity

Stability

Author and year of publication of 1984

George Orwell - 1949

Genre and central themes of 1984

Dystopian Novel

totalitarianism

Surveillance

Nationalism

Author and Year of publication of The Old Man and The Sea

Ernest Hemingway 1952

Genre and central themes of The Old Man and the Sea

Novella

Human dignity

honor

resilience

Author and year of publication of The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald 1925

Genre and central themes of The Great Gatsby

Novel

The American Dream

Class and Social inequality

Obsession

What is referred as The Bloomsbury Group?

an influential, informal association of early 20th-century British intellectuals, writers, and artists based in London’s Bloomsbury area

What is referred as The Lost Generation?

the generation that came of age during World War I, known for their postwar disillusionment, cynicism, and rejection of traditional Victorian values.