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21st Century Literature From The World Flashcards

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may be overwhelming to the ears

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21st Century Literature From The World

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exactly means the stories of the world

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21st Century Literature From The World

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the 7 periods of 21st century literature form the world

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  1. classical
  2. medieval
  3. renaissance
  4. enlightenment
  5. romantic
  6. victorian
  7. modern
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the period in which it was spread orally

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classical

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the period that was all about the gods and goddesses

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classical

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when civilizations had invented a system of writing, they preserved _______________ in ___________________

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oral literature
clay tablets

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the first work to be written in classical period

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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where was Gilgamesh written?

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Mesopotamia

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what was Gilgamesh all about?

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the abusers in Mesopotamia

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the work that was originated in India / Asia

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Epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata

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the work that was religious in nature

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Epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata

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the famous writer during classical period

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Homer

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Homer’s work

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The Iliad and the Odyssey

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the three famous writers during classical period

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  • Aeschylus
  • Euripides
  • Sophocles
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the three philosophers during classical period

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  • Aristotle
  • Socrates
  • Plato
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the period that was known as the Dark Age

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medieval period

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the period that was the middle age, the start of Roman Empire

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medieval period

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themes of medieval period

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wars and chivalry, featured knights and courtly love

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what period that has territorial dispute?

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medieval

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earliest epic in medieval period

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Beouwulf

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old-english in medieval period

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Anglo Saxson

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another famous work in medieval period

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Damsel in Distress

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the period that means “rebirth”, French translation for renaissance

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rebirth

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goal of renaissance period

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to reestablish the standards set in the Classical period or to even surpass it

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changes and milestones of the renaissance period

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  1. The creation of the printing press, which allowed literature and information to be available to the masses.
  2. The changes in the church and the creation of Protestantism and the church of England
  3. The discovery that the world is not the center of the universe
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the theme of renaissance period

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humanities

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inspiration of the renaissance period

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classical period

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this is what the renaissance period explored

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Human Worth

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one of the famous written works in renaissance period

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Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy

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what was Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy all about?

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paradise and heaven

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the first printing press in renaissance period that made stories more popular

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Gutenberg printing press

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famous writers of the renaissance period

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  • John Milton
  • William Shakespeare
  • Christopher Marlowe
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the period in which it was the age of reason

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enlightenment period

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the period that lead to the discovery of astronomy, science, and mathematics

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enlightenment period

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the 3 famous scientists of the renaissance period

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  • Renee Descartes
  • Johannes Kepler
  • Galileo Galilei
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the 1st historical novel about chivalry in the renaissance period

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Miguel de Cervantes- Don Quixote

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the period that explored the nature of emotions

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romantic period

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the period where romanticism (beauty, imaginity) was created

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romantic period

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3 notable poets of the romantic period

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  • John Keats
  • Percey Bysshe Shelley
  • William Blake
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wife of Percey Shelley

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Mary Shelley

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the gothic novel that was written by Mary Shelley

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Frankenstein

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father of Gothic literature

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Edgar Allan Poe

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the period that was names after Queen Victoria: the longest ruler of England

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victorian period

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what was the victorian period known for

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Age of Industrial Revolution

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the period that had British terrorists

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victorian period

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the period that produced essays

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victorian period

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themes of victorian period

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class, hierarchy, society

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the period that was conservative and gave importance to manners

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victorian period

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the famous writers of victorian period

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the Bronte Sisters:
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Charlotte
- Emily

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the period that had pseudonyms

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victorian period

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the period in 21st century

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modern period

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the period that was literally the movement of the technological advancement

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modern period

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the period that existed after World War 1 and World War 2

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modern period

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themes of modern period

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life, meaning of life

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famous writers of the modern period

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  • Virginia Woolf
  • Robert Frost (poet writer)
  • T.S. Eliot
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the writer in modern period that used the stream of consciousness

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Virginia Woolf

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