ENG 231 review F2023

Which of the following works is not by Geoffrey Chaucer?

What is the genre of the poem Lanval by Marie de France?

Which concept is central to the Prologue and Tale of the Wife of Bath?

What is the source? “Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.”

From what language do we get the word ‘sonnet’ and what does it mean?

Who introduced the term metaphysical poetry in English literary criticism?

What literary figure is the movie The Libertine about?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three Aristotelian unities favored in Restoration theater?

Who was the first official British poet laureate?

What do literary critics typically use to mark the end of Augustanism?

Who was the first vernacular poet known by name in English literature?

What do you call a medieval play that depicts short biblical stories with additional scenes and dialogues?

What concept is defined as “emotional responsiveness to beauty and sublimity in nature and art”?

How many books are there in The Faerie Queene by Spenser?

Where is the Venerable Bede buried?

Approximately how many words did Shakespeare use?

Which manuscript contains Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

What was Marlowe’s source for Doctor Faustus?

What’s another term for pastoral?

Who illustrated the famous 1866 edition of Milton’s Paradise Lost?