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Master Of Realism Flashcards

1
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Henry James reacted against didacticism in what?

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Fiction

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Henry James developed what through his characters?

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International theme

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Henry James became the most famous 19th century what?

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The 19th century American expatriate

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Who wrote “The American”?

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Henry James

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William dean Howells was appointed by who to American consulate in Venice, Italy

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Lincoln

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Who wrote “the rise of Silas Lapham”?

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William dean Howells

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Who brought respectability to realism?

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William dean Howells

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What’s the setting of the story “Editha”?

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The Spanish American war, a country town in Iowa, balcom’s works in New York

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The masters of realism are who?

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Howells-middle class spirit
James-the cosmopolitan or international spirit
Clemens-frontier spirit
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What are Editha’s persuasive arguments to convince George to enlist?

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  • he should fight to liberate the people involved
  • Editha and he must agree on everything
  • he should fight for his country
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Who said “meant it to be war” according to Editha?

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God

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What does Editha’s mother say “well I guess you’ve done a wicked thing”?

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Because she finds out from Editha that she wants George to go to war and she realizes that Editha will do anything to persuade George to go

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Who does this quote refer to? “I never thought I should like to kill a man, but now, I shouldn’t care, and the smokeless powder lets you see the man drop that you kill”

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George

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Who does this quote refer to? “She lifted herself by her powerful arms so high that her helpless body seemed to hang limp from its full length”

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Mrs. Gearson

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Who does this quote refer to? “The mystery that had bewildered her was solved by the word; and from that moment she rose from grove long and began to live again in the ideal”

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Editha

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16
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What are the two setting of “the American”?

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  • the city of Paris

- a chateau in fleurieres

17
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Who is of this qoute? “ the gentleman on the divan was a powerful specimen of an American”

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Christopher Newman

18
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What is Christopher Newman described as?

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  • determined
  • intelligent
  • resourceful
19
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What is Christopher newman’s aim in life?

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To make money

20
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Christopher Newman cannot marry Claire because why?

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Her family didn’t approve

21
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Who is of this quote? “ she was the sweetest young creature in France, and knew as little of what was going on around her as the lame does of the butcher”

A

Claire

22
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Who is of this qoute? “I wouldn’t get well, for a kingdom”

A

Valentin de bellegarde

23
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Who is of this qoute? “I didn’t know what was written on the paper, or how bad it might, and there was no one I could trust enough to ask”

A

Mrs. Bread

24
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Why does mrs. Bread keep her secret?

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Because she is afraid, she doesn’t know who to tell and she doesn’t want to hurt Claire

25
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Henry James doesn’t not use a what type of ending to end “the American”?

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A romantic ending

26
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Samuel Longhorne Clemens was both a humorist and a what?

A

Satirist

27
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Clemens was made famous by what?

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A tall tale

28
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In “the adventures of huckleberry Finn”. The author uses what to tie the episodes together?

A

Common setting

29
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What is the setting of “life on the Mississippi”?

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Hannibal, Missouri

30
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What does the narrator want to be in “life on the Mississippi River.

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  • a clown
  • a steamboatman
  • a pirate
31
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Who is of this quote? “He would crowd around a point, hugging the shore with affection?

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Mr. Birby

32
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What is the setting in “the adventures of huckleberry Finn”?

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A Kentucky household and phelp’s farm

33
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Clemens criticizes human weaknesses by using what?

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Satire

34
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How did nick make people think he was killed?

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  • he kills a pig and drips blood
  • he drags a sack of rocks to the river
  • he drops a trail of meal to the lake
35
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Who is of this qoute?”I felt good and all washed clean of sin for the first time I had ever felt so in my life, and I I owed I could pray now”

A

Huck Finn

36
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Henry James is noted for his what?

A

Psychological realism

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