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10) Late Victorian Literature Flashcards

1
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Why was George Elliot popular?

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because of her depictions of rural society

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George Elliot

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Mill on the Floss, Middlemarch

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How many major plots does Middlemarch by George Elliot have?

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four

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Lewis Carroll

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

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Samuel Butler (19th cent.)

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Erewhon, The Way of All Flesh

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Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sherlock Holmes

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Bram Stoker

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Drakula

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, Treasure Island

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Joseph Conrad

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Victory, The Heart of Darkness, Under Western Eyes

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From where did Joseph Conrad emigrate?

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from Poland to Marseilles, then settled in England

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What is Heart of Darkness?

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a novella

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What are the themes of Heart of Darkness?

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colonialism, the darkness within the human soul, the impact of imperialism on both colonized regions and colonizers themselves

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What are the names of the two main characters in Heart of Darkness?

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Marlow, Mr. Kurtz

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Where does the frame narrative of Heart of Darkness begin?

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on the Thames River in London

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15
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Oscar Wilde

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De Profundis, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest

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What is The Importance of Being Earnest?

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a comedic play, first performed in 1895

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What does The Importance of Being Earnest revolves around?

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a case of mistaken identity

18
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To which work does these characters belong: Algernon Moncrieff, Gwendolen Fairfax, Jack Worthing, Cecily Cardew

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The Importance of Being Earnest

19
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Which late Victorian author wrote over 60 plays?

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G. B. Shaw

20
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G. B. Shaw

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Pygmalion, Saint Joan

21
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Which late Victorian author took his inspiration from Irish legends, occultism, mysticism and astrology?

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W. B. Yeats

22
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What does the Edwardian literature examine?

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fears and anxiety surrounding the technological advances, serves as a bridge between the Victorian literature and modernist movement

23
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E. M. Forster

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A Passage to India, A Room with a View

24
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Who is the father of sci-fi literature?

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H. G. Wells

25
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H. G. Wells

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The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man

26
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Name some Edwardian Literature writers

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E. M. Forster, H. G. Wells, Joseph Conrad

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