Sec 2 + 3 Bio
In which sources is Abraham’s trek to Mt. Moriah recorded?
The Talmud and the book of Genesis
Ernest Shackleton’s South is based on an
Antarctic expedition
Where was Kazuo Ishiguro born?
Nagasaki, Japan.
What is the term for a story element that shows up across many generations and cultures?
Archetype
What international literary honor did Kazuo Ishiguro receive in 2017?
The Nobel Prize for Literature
In which journey narrative is Ithaca the goal?
The Odyssey
What is a quest narrative?
A character takes a journey to complete a goal and is changed by the experience.
Which type of transformation do Huck Finn’s changing ideas about slavery exemplify?
Ethical transformation
Why did Ishiguro’s family move to Great Britain in 1960?
His father joined a research project on North Sea oil drilling.
What does “mimetic” storytelling represent, as Auerbach used the term?
Literary representation of the external social world
Where did Kazuo Ishiguro attend university?
University of Kent
Which quest hero exemplifies the typical chivalric knight?
Sir Gawain
What is the genre of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go?
Science fiction
What was Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel?
A Pale View of Hills
Rather than a change of scenery, the journey in Heart of Darkness dramatizes a
Movement from one state of mind to another
Who wrote Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature?
Erich Auerbach
What genre is a coming-of-age story of growth and maturation?
Bildungsroman
Kazuo Ishiguro initially wanted to be a (career)?
Songwriter
Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel, A Pale View of Hills, differs from his early short stories by moving from
Satire to introspection
In The Lord of the Rings, how is the geography symbolic in the movement from the Shire toward Mordo?
It changes from natural goodness to industrial violence.
After graduating from Kent in 1978, Ishiguro spent time doing what?
Working with impoverished Londoners
What does Erich Auerbach find MOST distinctive about the way Homer represents reality?
It is fully transparent with no details hidde.
Which two writers taught Ishiguro in his creative writing program?
Angela Carter and Malcolm Bradbury
What does Mary Louise Pratt refer to as "contact zones"?
Social spaces where unequal cultures meet, clash, and struggle
What is the genre of Ishiguro’s novel The Buried Giant?
Historical fantasy