What is the main point of Paragraph 2?

Khwam phayabat was very influential to Thai literature.

What is the main point of Paragraph 1?

Corelli struggled to gain respect but was widely read internationally.

How was Vendetta different from earlier forms of Thai literature?

It used a different genre of narrative -- the modern novel, It focused on the lives of everyday people rather than nobility

Why didn’t Corelli become respected among literary scholars?

Popular fiction was not respected as great literature, Because she was a woman writing for a world of 'highbrow' male critics

How did Khwam phayabat revolutionize the Thai language?

It made spelling more straightforward and used English punctuation

What is one theory for why Corelli became popular internationally?

Her writing was popular among the middle classes (the masses)

Who was Marie Corelli?

An author of Victorian popular fiction

Which is NOT one of the 6 conventions that Khwam phayabat introduced to Thai literature?

Authors became less critical about social and cultural changes

Phraya Surintharacha, The author/translator of Vendetta

Who was Phraya Surintharacha?

A Thai scholar who studied in England

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What is the main point of Paragraph 2?
Khwam phayabat should be considered the first, full-length Thai novel.
Khwam phayabat is better than the English version Vendetta.
Khwam phayabat was very influential to Thai literature.
Vendetta was translated by Phraya Surintharacha.
2
What genres did Ratanakosin literature tend to use?
Epics
Classic novels
Didactic literature
Plays
3
What is the main point of Paragraph 1?
Corelli was a feminist.
Corelli struggled to gain respect but was widely read internationally.
Marie Corelli and Phraya Surintharacha knew each other.
Corelli, H.G. Well, sand Arthur Conan Doyle did not get along well.
4
How was Vendetta different from earlier forms of Thai literature?
Themes of romance were included
It used a different genre of narrative -- the modern novel
It was based on foreign literature
It focused on the lives of everyday people rather than nobility
5
Why didn’t Corelli become respected among literary scholars?
Popular fiction was not respected as great literature
Her writing was too dramatic for literary circles
Because she was a woman writing for a world of 'highbrow' male critics
She had affairs with H.G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle
6
How did Khwam phayabat revolutionize the Thai language?
It used English syntax
It introduced a new form of narrative to Thai readers
It made spelling more straightforward and used English punctuation
It was concerned with the Thai public more than nobility or aristocracy
7
What is one theory for why Corelli became popular internationally?
Her writing was easier to translate than that of highbrow literary scholars
Her writing was popular among the middle classes (the masses)
Because she was a woman
She was better at marketing abroad
8
How does the author characterize the setting of Italy?
Highbrow, respected, and classic
Romantic, foreign, and exotic
Classic, familiar, and relaxing
Modern, foreign, and tantalizing
9
Who was Marie Corelli?
A middle-class feminist
The protagonist of Vendetta
An author of Victorian popular fiction
A respected literary scholar
10
Which is NOT one of the 6 conventions that Khwam phayabat introduced to Thai literature?
Foreign/exotic places described in detail became popular settings
Plots became more fast-paced and less dependent on magic
Authors became less critical about social and cultural changes
Characters became more realistic and mundane (not just royalty).
11
Who was Mae Wan?
The main character in Khwam phayabat
The wife of Phraya Surintharacha
Phraya Surintharacha
The author/translator of Vendetta
12
Who was Phraya Surintharacha?
The main character in Khwam phayabat
A Thai scholar who studied in England
The author of the English novel Vendetta
A member of the Thai court

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