Classical
Who is the author of The Odyssey and what format is this work written in?
Homer; epic poem
What is the time frame of this literary movement?
455 AD- 1485 AD
What does "Renaissance" mean?
rebirth
What was most important to people during this time period?
Knowledge, logic, etc.
Describe the focus of literature during this time (shifting from Enlightenment time).
emotions, imagination, individualism
What two major ideas did Plato deal with in his philosophy?
Ethics and Politics
What code did knights live by?
Chivalry
Describe what was focused on the most during this time period.
Art, literature, new life, freedom to live, celebration to be alive after the Dark Ages; etc
Name 2 major authors from this time period.
Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Swift, Alexander Pope, etc.
What major form of literature was created and became popular during this time period?
What literature was Aesop known for? And what is it?
Fables; a short story meant for teaching lessons, mostly to children, featuring animals
What are 2 aspects of the code of knighthood?
Loyalty to the kingdom, courtesy to others, selflessness, etc.
What is the name of the world-famous author that became famous during this time? (Most widely studied author of all time)
William Shakespeare
What does "Enlightenment" mean?
to come to knowledge, to be brought to the "light"
Who was the author of the poem, "The Tyger," from the Songs of Innocence and Experience? What does the Tyger represent?
William Blake; mankind
Socrates believed what?
Philosophy should be based on logical reason over theology; ethical reasoning; Socratic Method
Which story did we read that answered the question, "what do women want?" And who wrote that piece of literature?
The Wife of Bath's Tale from The Canterbury Tales; Geoffrey Chaucer
Name 3 works by the world-famous author that became famous form this time period (answer from 300 question).
Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespearean Sonnets 1-152, MacBeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, etc.
What type of literature was produced during this time? (primarily)
letters, elegies, religious essays, sermons, political papers, etc.
What major piece of literature was produced by a female author, but was published under a pen name? Who is the actual author?
Frankenstein; Mary Shelley
Daily Double!
What relationships did the three philosophers have to one another?
Socrates taught Plato who taught Aristotle!
Give one example of chivalry from Le Morte d'Arhur?
Launcelot's loyalty to King Arthur; Launcelot's refusal to kill Sir Gawain in battle once he fell; Sir Gawain's letter of apology and forgiveness at his death; etc.
Name the sins of 2 of the 4 rounds in Circle 9 of Dante's Inferno.
Round 1, betrayers of family; Round 2, betrayers of country; Round 3, betrayers of hospitality; Round 4, betrayers of master or teacher.
Daily Double!
Name the novel written by the author Swift. (Hint: the only title you recognized from our note-taking).
Gulliver's Travels.
What famous piece of literature was produced in America as the first novel of it's time?
The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne