Section III of Literature Overview Flashcards
When was Wordsworth born, and when did he die?
1770-1850
From what era was Poet William Wordsworth?
The romantic period of writing
Where was Wordsworth born?
The Lake District of Lancashire, in Northwestern England
Wordsworth’s poems celebrate what?
Nature for it’s beauty and moral power
Who was Wordsworth’s childhood friend and what was his literary work?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge; The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
What is the title of William Wordsworth’s small collection of poems that were published in 1798?
Lyrical Ballads
Wordsworth was considered a(n)….?
Porto-Environmentalist; a champion of nature and a critic of human industry
Which authors ‘magnum opus’ is considered The Prelude?
William Wordsworth
Which author was born in Huntington, New York?
Walt Whitman
To what religion did Walt Whitman’s parents have sympathies?
They Quakers
From what years did Walt Whitman live?
1819-92
Which occupations has Whitman occupied?
Journalist, teacher, clerk, and served as a volunteer nurse in the American Civil War
Which of Whitman’s works was self-published in 1855?
The first edition of Leaves of Grass
Which strange topics did Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, discuss?
Sexuality and desire
What was curious about Whitman’s sexuality?
He was a homosexual
When and where did Walt Whitman die?
Camden, New Jersey, 1892
What did Walt Whitman continue to revise until his death?
His magnum opus
Who was Walt Whitman’s American contemporary?
Emily Dickinson
How does Whitman appeal to his readers through his poetry?
With his grand effusive verses, which capture the energy and enthusiasm of Young America
Which poem may be Whitman’s most famous?
Songs of Myself
The rise of which period made free verse more acceptable?
Modernism
What were two beat poets from the 50s and 60s?
Gary Snyder and Allen Ginsberg
Where was John Muir born?
In Scotland
What were the dates of John Muir’s birth and death?
1838-1914
What religion was John Muir’s parents?
Strictly religious Scots Presbyterians
What era was John Muir closely linked to?
Romanticism
What university did John Muir go to?
University of Wisconsin-Madison
What three masters did Muir study in college?
Botany, chemistry, and geology
Where did Muir go during the Civil War and why?
Canada to avoid the draft
Where did Muir later make his namesake?
The California inland
What club did John Muir start?
The Sierra Club
Which poet died tragically and is mostly forgotten?
Sara Teasdale
What were the dates of Sara Teasdale’s birth and death?
1884-1933
When did Sara Teasdale publish her poem, Rivers the the Sea?
1915
Which one of Sara Teasdale’s poems won the 1918 Pulitzer Prize?
1917, Love Songs
In 1933, how did Sara Teasdale die?
She committed suicide
Which poem by Sara Teasdale is included as a selected work?
There Will Come Soft Rains
What does There Will Come Soft Rains imagine?
A world where humankind has been wiped out
What were the dates of Edwin Muir’s life?
1887-1959
What nationality was Edwin Muir?
Scottish
What literature did Edwin Muir endeavor?
Critic, journalism, novelist, translator, memoirist, and poet
The rough transition from rural to urban caused hardships on Edwin Muir’s family and eventually what?
The death of his two brothers and his parents
What is Edwin Muir’s horses about?
A post apocalyptic world
Which wars did Edwin Muir live through?
The two World Wars
Who did Edwin Muir marry?
Wilhelmina Anderson
Who is one of California’s best known poets?
Robinson Jeffers
What were the dates of Robinson Jeffers life?
1887-1962
Which poet experienced isolationism during World War II?
Robinson Jeffers
What does solipsism mean?
Utter self-involvement
When was Jorie Graham born?
1950
Which of Jorie Graham’s collections includes Positive Feedback Loop?
Sea Change (2008)
When was Lucia Perillo born?
1958
Which environmental group did Lucia Perillo work for?
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Which selected work did Lucia Perillo write?
To a Field of Scotch Broom
Lucia Perillo is not classified as what?
A nature writer
What did Romanticism emphasize?
Emotionality, energy, experimentation with forms of self-expression, and personal experience over tradition, control, and normative values, and received opinions and forms
When and where did Romanticism originate?
Late Eighteenth Century in Germany
