historicist journey Flashcards
What is a classic example of a Greek tragedy
Oedipus
Whose wrote Oedipus
Sophocles a major tragedian
When was King James’ Bible published
1611 under the sponsorship of the church
The renaissance was a fervent period of ….
European cultural , economic, artistic and political “rebirth”
the renaissance followed the _______ ______ and promoted the rediscovery of …
Middle ages
Philosophy, poetry and art
who was one of the first to significantly solidify the sonnet structure
Petraraca (anglicised and Petrarch)
Petrarch’s idea of _______ love influences _______ but _________ is typically more cynical and dark in his poems Sonnet ____ being the exception
Courtly love , Shakespeare , 116
Petrarch was one of the first ______
Humanists
During what century did Metaphysical poets write
The 17th century
Give an example of a metaphysical poet who transgresses the conventional Petrarchan attitudes to love in his poetry
John Donne
name a poem by John Donne
The flea - where he used a witty tone to not only typify the metaphysical style but also question the meaning of love & sex
Metaphysical poets focus on the ______ rather than the ______ quality of the verse
Spoken
Lyrical
Divergent to Shakespeare + other romantic poets
Romanticism was an _____ century movement in the arts and literature
18th
Romanticism emphasised….
The beauty & superiority of nature , the importance of children’s imagination
give examples of romantic poets
Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Blake William Wordsworth Lord Byron George Gordon Shelley John Keats
Romantic poets valued the influence of ______ and ______ emotion over ______
Senses , personal
Rationalism
give three examples of renaissance geniuses
Leonardo da Vinci
Shakespeare
Machiavelli
the industrial revolution was ….
The introduction of factories and fast manufacturing into British society , it was a time of heavy pollution
when was the Essay on the principle of equality written and who wrote it
1798 , Malthus
The New Poor Law was introduced in ?
1834
the metaphysical poetic movement lasted from ____ to ____
1500 - 1689
The romantic period lasted from ____ to _____
1789 to 1837
the industrial revolution lasted from _____ to _____
1760 to 1840
After 1837 the ____ Romantic period began and lasted until _____
Gothic
1901
Gothic lit is a genre that emerged as one of the eeriest forms of _____ _________
Dark Romanticism - a sub section part of the larger Romanticist movement
what is Dark Romanticism characterised by
Gruesome narratives
Supernatural elements
what are the three key components to Gothic stories
Omens + curses
Mystery + fear
Atmosphere + setting
“The black cat” a classic gothic story was written by …
Edgar Allen Poe
how is the title “The Black Cat” symbolic
A Pluto reference to the god of death
Black cats are viewed as omens and seen to have a correlation to witches
when was Frankenstein written and by who
Mary Shelley
1818
how long did Queen Victoria reign for
1837 to 1901
Chartism was a ____ _____ movement which emerged in _____
Lower class 1836
what is thought to be one of the first feminist novels
The tenant of Wildfell hall by Anne Bronte
the aim of the chartists was to ….
Gain political rights ands influence for the working class
when examining unseen prose it is crucial to look at
Tone Purpose Central conflict Imagery Style / language Structure Voice ( 1st or third person) Context
