English writers
A writer of realism in Victorian England
Charles Dickens
Name the national poet of Scotland
Robert Burns
How many lines and in what rhyme pattern does a Shakesperean sonnet have?
14 lines, 3 times 4 lines ABAB and 2 CC
They mostly have oral traditions only
Native Americans
Who is Nick in the novel, what is his function?
The narrator; we see the characters through his eyes
a female novelist of the turn of 18th-19th century - romantic stories of family life
Jane Austen
When is Auld Lang Syne always sung?
At Hogmanay, New Year's Eve.
What kind of scenery and costumes did the Elizabethan theatre have?
practically no scenery and no special costumes
Strong, silent men speak in short, simple sentences - who is the writer?
Ernest Hemingway
When and where is the plot set?
the Jazz Age, the Roaring Twenties, in 3 months, a fictional geographic area near New York
a heroic epic written in Old English
Beowulf
4 journeys of a character; the first 2 parts have become a children's story- writer and title
Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's travels
When were performances held in an Elizabethan theatre? Why then?
In the afternoon; there was no means of ligthing
When was the political pamphlet the most important literary genre?
18th century; the period of fight for independence
What is the essence of the story on the surface?
unsuccessful love story
A masterpiece written in Middle English so that all readers could understand it - writer and title
Geoffrey Chacuer: Canterbury Tales
2nd half of 19th century Irish writer's famous novel centred on a painting - author and title
Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray
What makes Shakespeare's dramas so popular regardless of the time period?
eternal questions with moral answers - applicable to all times
the inventor of detective - and science fiction - his work is mostly very dark with ghosts and death
Edgar Allen Poe
What is the message of the novel in the depth?
the disintegration of the American Dream at the time of prosperity
In what form did Dickens' novels mostly appear first?
In parts/installments in magazines
Irish playwright and social reformer - used his work to promote his political views
George Bernard Shaw
Why is Shakespeare considered 'great'?
his work have a timeless universal appeal; his use of English became part of everyday language
the first writer whose characters speak in a distinctively American way
Mark Twain
Why is Gatsby 'great'?
He fights with all his might for his dream - even though using illegal means; extraordinary ability for hope