European Literature Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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one of the 7 continents

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Europe

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2
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number of countries in this continent

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44

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3
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what European literature is often referred to

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Western literature

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4
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term to a big bulk of literature pieces written in the context of Western culture and tradition

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Western literature

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5
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what Western literature encompasses

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American and European literature

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6
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languages present in Europe

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English, Spanish, French, Russian, German, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Polish, Czech

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7
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the most prominent

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English literature

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8
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the playwright, poet, actor

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William Shakespeare

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9
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the greatest writer in English language

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William Shakespeare

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10
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the no. of plays Shakespeare wrote

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at least 37 (including Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet)

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11
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Shakespeare was named after ______________

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English Sonnet

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12
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the new version of English Sonnet

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Shakespearean Sonnet

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13
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it is about love, if not tragedy. it is also the most famous

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Sonnet XII (12)

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14
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Shakespeare is dubbed ______________

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Bard of Avon

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15
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he was the American literary critique

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Harold Bloom

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16
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western canons

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Harold Bloom

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17
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these were called _____________:
- The Iliad and the Odyssey
- Divine Comedy
- Macbeth
- Frankenstein
- Pride and Prejudice
- 1984
- Leo Tostoy
- Geoffrey Chaucer

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Canon literature

18
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he ruled the Canterbury

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Geoffrey Chaucer

19
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the author of 1984

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George Orwell

20
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a canon literature writer that is all about war and peace

21
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it investigates the structure of the literary text to uncover its meaning

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structuralism

22
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a Swiss linguist

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Ferdinand de Saussure

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not only a system of text, contains signs and quotes, symbols, and every word has a meaning to it

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Ferdinand de Saussure

24
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3 literary theories

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structuralism, post structuralism, and deconstruction

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systematic study of signs and signification
semiotics
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3 things included in semiotics
1. symbolic signs 2. iconic 3. indexes
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it is included in semiotic wherein it is created in subjective to understanding of the person or cultural background
symbolic signs
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it is included in semiotic wherein it is to what is being signified (resemble)
iconic
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it is included in semiotic wherein it indicate the presence of the signify, was contradicted
indexes
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contradicts structuralism
post structuralism
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whose idea is post structuralism
Jacques Derrida
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focused in destruction and changing the usual signs
Jacques Derrida
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associated with deconstruction
post structuralism
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they believe there are many truths
post structuralism
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winning and subjective and arbitrary
post structuralism
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it means being random
arbitrary
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example of an arbitrary
time flies like an arrow
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it holds and destroys the meaning
deconstruction
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refers to the history of the literary piece
historicism
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refers to the culture of the literary piece (traditions)
cultural studies