Key Figures & Events Flashcards
Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister during World War II, known for his leadership during the war and his writings, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
John Donne
A metaphysical poet known for his complex conceits and emotional depth. Famous works include A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
A Romantic poet known for his radical political views and works like Ode to the West Wind. He famously defined poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.”
James Joyce
An Irish modernist writer known for his experimental techniques, including stream of consciousness, in works like Ulysses and Finnegans Wake.
Colonialism
The practice of acquiring and controlling territories for economic and political gain. British colonialism is reflected in literature like A Passage to India by E.M. Forster.
