21st century literature

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EUROPEAN
UTERATURE

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also known as western literature

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picaro

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a person who survives using their wits in a corrupt society

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picaresque

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picaresque

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Golden age of european literature

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Spain

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Birthplace of ranaissance and society

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Italy

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where writers who think deepy influenced literature

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Germany

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father of western literature and influenced other writers. author of iiliad and the odyssey

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homer

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what’s the focus of the iiliad

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the trojan

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The Iliad recounts a brief but crucial
period of the Trojan War, a conflict
between the city of Troy and its
allies against a confederation of
Greek cities, collectively known as
the Achaeans.

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the iliad

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regarded as one of Rome’s greatest
poets, and his work, the Aeneid,
became Rome’s national epic

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virgil

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The Iliad recounts a brief but crucial
period of the Trojan War, a conflict
between the city of Troy and its
allies against a confederation of
Greek cities, collectively known as
the

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archaeans

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recounts the hero
Aeneas’s perilous journey from
Troy to Italy, as he takes a destined
mission to establish a prophesied
world of peace, order, and stability,
founding what will one day become
Rome.

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the aenid

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Italian poet and moral
philosopher best known for the
epic poem The Divine Comedy.

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dante aligheri

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This epic poem follows Dante’s
allegorical journey through
Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven.

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the divine comedy

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refers to the body of written and
oral works created by authors from
Africa, reflecting the continent’s
diverse cultures, languages, and
histories.

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aftican literature

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first Black president of South Africa

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nelson mandella

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It is an autobiographical
detailing
Mandela’s
imprisonment, and eventual
presidency in South Africa.
book
life,

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long walk to freedom

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wole soyinka

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wrote the poem Telephone
Conversation

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telephone conversation

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The poem describes a phone call
between a landlady and the
speaker, who is black, about
renting an apartment.

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a rich and diverse world of
storytelling, encompasses works
by authors from various regions
across Asia

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asian literature

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means song offerings
collection of songs about God
and praise for him

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gitanjali

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RABINDRANATH
TAGORE

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an Indian
playwright,
philosopher,
and painter
poet, writer,
composer,
social reformer,

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kalidasaknown as the indian shakespeare

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kalidasa

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was an American novelist and short-
iter wrote the short story
sto
The tory of an Hour

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kate chopin

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tells the story of love between sages daughter

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shakuntala

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It is about Louise Mallard, a woman in a traditional Victorian marriage, who receives the news that her husband was killed in an accident. After her grief subsides, she begins to see opportunity and freedom in her future.

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the story of an hour

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refers to the body of literary produced in North America.

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NORTH AMERICAN

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*refers to works by authors from Spanish- and Portuguese speaking countries in the Americas, shaped by the region's history, culture, and colonialism.

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latin amerivan literature

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was a Colombian writer and journalist wrote the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude

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CABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ