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D. H. Lawrence’ s ______ is a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousness is subtly revealed and strands of themes are intricately wound up. A.Sons and Lovers B.The Rainbow C.Women in Love D.Lady Chatterley’ s Love
Dickens attacks the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds in ______. A.Hard Times B.Great Expectations C.Our Mutual Friend D.Bleak House
The belief of the eighteenth - century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following EXCEPT ______. A.proportion B.unity C.harmony D.spirit
The Renaissance marks a transition from ______ to the modern world. A.the old English B.the medieval C.the feudalist D.the capitalist
The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the following EXCEPT ______. A.the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 B.the Great Plague of 1665 C.the Great London Fire in 1666 D.the Wars of Roses in 1689
With the scarlet letter A as the biggest symbol of all, ______ proves himself to be one of the best symbolists. A.Hawthorne B.Dreiser C.James D.Faulkner
The author of Leaves of Grass , a giant of American letters, is ______. A.Faulkner B.Dreiser C.James D.Whitman
In Tender is the Night, ______ traces the decline of a young American psychiatrist whose marriage to a beautiful and wealthy patient drains his personal energies and corrodes his professional career. A.Dreiser B.Fitzgerald C.Faulkner D.Jack London
Melville is best - known as the author of his mighty book, ________, which is one of the world’ s greatest masterpieces. A.Sister Carried B.Song of Myself C.Moby - Dick D.The Marble Faun
The theme of Henry James’ essay “______” clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life, so it is not surprising to find in his writings human experiences explored in every possible form. A.The American B.The Art of Fiction C.The Golden Bowl D.The Europeans
During WWI, ______ served as an honorable junior officer in the American Red Cross Ambulance Corps and in 1918 was severely wounded in both legs. A.Anderson B.Faulkner C.Hemingway D.Dreiser
In order to protest against America’ s failure to join England in WWI, ______ became a naturalized British citizen in 1915. A.William Faulkner B.Henry James C.Earnest Hemingway D.Ezra Pound
Robert Frost described ______as “a book of people,” which shows a brilliant insight into New England character and the background that formed it. A.North of Boston B.A Boy’s Will C.A Witness Tree D.A Further Range
We can easily find in Dreiser’ s fiction a world of jungle, and ______ found expression in almost every book he wrote. A.naturalism B.romanticism C.transcendentalism D.cubism
As an active participant of his age, Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the ______. A.Jazz Age B.Age of Reason C.Lost Generation D.Beat Generation
From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to project the American values for what he had found them to be: ______ to the core. A.altruistic B.political C.religious D.materialistc
The 20th -century stream- of- consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully used by ______ to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator. A.Hemingway B.Frost C.Faulkner D.Whitman
With the help of his friends Phil Stone and Sherwood Anderson, ______ published a volume of poetry The Marble Faun and his first novel Soldiers’ Pay. A.Faulkner B.Hemingway C.Ezra Pound D.Fitzgerald
The Sun Also Rises casts light on a whole generation after WWI and the effects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of “______.” A.the Lost Generation B.the Beat Generation C.the Babybooming Age D.the Jazz Age
Within her little lyrics Dickinson addresses those issues that concern ______, which include religion, death, immorality, love and nature. A.the whole human beings B.the frontiers C.the African Americans D.her relatives
H. L. Mencken, a famous American critic, considered ______ “the true father of our national literature. ” A.Hamlin Garland B.Joseph Kirkland C.Mark Twain D.Henry James
In his poetry, Whitman shows concern for ______ and the burgeoning life of cities. A.the colonists B.the capitalists C.the whole hard -working people D.the intellectuals
In 1837, ______ published Twice - Told Tales, a collection of short stories which attracted critical attention. A.Emerson B.Melville C.Whitman D.Hawthorne
D. H. Lawrence’s autobiographical novel is ______. A.The Rainbow B.Women in Love C.Sons and Lovers D.Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Charlotte Bronte’s autobiograghical work ______ largely based on her experience in Brussels. A.The Professor B.Shirley C.Villette D.Jane Eyre
The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely ______. A.William Langland’s Peers Plowman B.Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales C.John Gower’s Confessio Amantis D.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Beowulf describes the hero in fighting against the monster Grendel, his revengeful mother and a _____. A.tiger B.drgon C.bear D.wolf
“O prince, O chief of many throned powers, That led th’ embattled seraphim to war Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds Fearless, endangered Heaven’s perpetual King.” In the third line of the above passage quoted from Milton’s Paradise Los A.Satan’s B.God’s C.Adam’s D.Eve’s
Francis Bacon is best known for his _____ which greatly influenced the development of this literary form. A.essays B.poems C.novels D.plays
_________ is a play based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for knowledge and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil. A.Tamburlaine B.Hero and Leander C.Dr. Faustus D.Amores
“Surface”, “Sneerwell”, “Backbite”, and “Candour” are most likely the names of the characters in _______. A.Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession B.Sheridan’s The School for Scandal C.Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost D.Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus
Which of the following best describes the speaker of T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? A.a man of action. B.a man of apathy. C.a man of inactivity. D.a man of passion.
Which writer does not belong to the group of American Romantic writers? A.William C. Bryant B.Henry W. Longfellow C.Edgar Allan Poe D.Ann Bradstreet
What’s the theme of Emily Bronte’ s Wuthering Heights?
It is said that B. Shaw’ s plays reflect the dramatist’s Fabianist idea. Give one example.
Comment on the characteristics of Romantic writers in English history.
Comment on Robert Lee Frost’s poetic style.
What is the difference between the easy conceits and the difficult conceits employed in John Donne’s poetry？
Give the symbolic meanings of characters Gerald and Birkin in the novel Women in Love .
Please comment on Alexander Pope’s literary achievements.
What contributions did Geoffrey Chaucher make to English literature？
What are the main features of Robert Browning’s poetry?
What is expressionism?
Why are naturalists inevitably pessimistic in their view?
What is the language style of Mark Twain?
What are the features of Charles Dickens. novels?
What are the "Wessex novels" of Thomas Hardy?
What are the characteristics of Byron.s works?
What makes Sheridan the only important English dramatist of the 18th century?
Working through the tradition of a Christian humanism, Milton wrote Paradise Lost, intending to expose the ways of Satan and to “justify the ways of God to men. ” What is Milton’ s fundamental concern in Paradise Lost?
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