chapter 17

Question 1

camillo di cavour

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responsible for unifying italy, prime minister of the kingdom of sardinia (wily diplomat)

Question 2

sir walter scott

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one of the most famous romantic novelists; wrote ivanhoe

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victor hugo

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french romantic influenced by scott; wrote the hunchback of notre dame

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samuel taylor coleridge

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english poet; wrote “kubla khan” and “rime of the ancient mariner”

Question 5

jakob and wilhelm grimm

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two brother who compiled a 2 volume collection of german fairy tales; “hansel and gretel” “cinderella”

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johann wolfgang von goethe

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german author; wrote play “faust”

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edgar allan poe

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american writer; “the raven”; considered father of modern mystery and detective fiction

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james fenimore cooper

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american writer; wrote series of 5 novels known as leather stocking tales; best known novel is “the last of the mohicans”

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george gordon, lord byron

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english romantic poet; actively supported freedom

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aleksandr pushkin

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greatest russian poet; influence on russian literature is similar to shakespeare’s on english literature

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ludwig van beethoven

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bridged the gap between classical and romantic music;

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franz liszt

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inspired by hungary; best known compositions are his hungarian rhapsodies. hailed as the most accomplished pianist of his time

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florence nightingale

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established the modern nursing profession through her efforts to help sick and wounded British soldiers during the crimean war

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indemnities

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compensation to other nations for war damages

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reactionaries

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A person opposing political or social liberalism or reform

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peter ilich tchaikovsky

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Russian composer who wrote symphonies, ballets, and overtures. (nutcracker)

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eugene delacroix

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The painter called the great romantic

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John constable

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A painter most famous for his landscape paintings, frequently used green

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louis phillipe

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The duke of Orland’s who served as the French king. called the “citizen king”

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charles maurice de talleyrand

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The representative of defeated France, was a shrewd an opportunistic politician. He was A delegate to the estates general in 1789, a prominent figure in the national assembly, and later a foreign minister under the directory and napoleon.

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Richard Wagner

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based his operas off of ancient Germanic myths, seeking to unite the Germans around a common culture.

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jacques-louis david

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neoclassical painter whose works demonstrate the neoclassical interest in themes from classical Greek and Rome