Contemporary English literature
What is Contemporary English Literature?
This era of literature refers to works written after 1945.
On which subject did Iris Murdoch write novels and taught?
philosophy
Ted Hughes was Poet Laureate of which country?
United Kingdom
What is the thriller?
Graham Greene is best known as a writer of this genre combining politics, danger, and moral conflict.
How Susan Hill’s most famous ghost novel was called?
"The Woman in Black"
What is Postmodernism?
This post-war movement often used fragmentation, irony, and experimental forms
Which of his works won Booker Prize
"The Sea, the Sea"
His early famous poem describes which powerful bird?
A Hawk
Greene’s famous novel about love and betrayal in wartime Vietnam.?
"The Quiet American"
What is Eel Marsh House?
The isolated house in The Woman in Black.
Who is Ian McEwan?
This major English author wrote "Atonement"
What is psychological realism?
Murdoch explored hidden motives and inner conflict
In which book Hughes wrote about his life with Sylvia Plath?
"Birthday Letters"
The novel by Greene follows a Catholic priest on the run in Mexico?
"The Power and the Glory"
What is gothic fiction?
Hill writes mainly in this scary, atmospheric genre.
This British writer became famous for White Teeth, a novel about multicultural London is...
Zadie Smith
Murdoch’s idea of “the Good” comes from this classical philosopher. Who is he?
Plato
What is elemental nature?
Hughes often showed nature as violent and strong.
What is the conflict between faith and sin?
Greene often explored this theme: the struggle between divine law and human weakness.
What is pastiche?
Hill imitates old Victorian ghost-story style.
Contemporary English literature often blends genres. What is this technique called when fiction mixes factual history with imagination?
Metafiction
What is philosophical fiction?
Her novels often mix moral questions with complex plots.
What is zoomorphism?
Hughes gives animals symbolic human meanings.
Greene’s “entertainments” are his novels focused mainly on which element?
Suspense
What is the name of the main narrator in "The Woman in Black"?
Arthur Kipps