historicist journey

Question 1

What is a classic example of a Greek tragedy

Answer 1

Oedipus

Question 2

Whose wrote Oedipus

Answer 2

Sophocles a major tragedian

Question 3

When was King James’ Bible published

Answer 3

1611 under the sponsorship of the church

Question 4

The renaissance was a fervent period of ….

Answer 4

European cultural , economic, artistic and political “rebirth”

Question 5

the renaissance followed the _______ ______ and promoted the rediscovery of …

Answer 5

Middle ages

Philosophy, poetry and art

Question 6

who was one of the first to significantly solidify the sonnet structure

Answer 6

Petraraca (anglicised and Petrarch)

Question 7

Petrarch’s idea of _______ love influences _______ but _________ is typically more cynical and dark in his poems Sonnet ____ being the exception

Answer 7

Courtly love , Shakespeare , 116

Question 8

Petrarch was one of the first ______

Answer 8

Humanists

Question 9

During what century did Metaphysical poets write

Answer 9

The 17th century

Question 10

Give an example of a metaphysical poet who transgresses the conventional Petrarchan attitudes to love in his poetry

Answer 10

John Donne

Question 11

name a poem by John Donne

Answer 11

The flea - where he used a witty tone to not only typify the metaphysical style but also question the meaning of love & sex

Question 12

Metaphysical poets focus on the ______ rather than the ______ quality of the verse

Answer 12

Spoken
Lyrical
Divergent to Shakespeare + other romantic poets

Question 13

Romanticism was an _____ century movement in the arts and literature

Answer 13

18th

Question 14

Romanticism emphasised….

Answer 14

The beauty & superiority of nature , the importance of children’s imagination

Question 15

give examples of romantic poets

Answer 15

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
William Blake 
William Wordsworth 
Lord Byron 
George Gordon 
Shelley 
John Keats

Question 16

Romantic poets valued the influence of ______ and ______ emotion over ______

Answer 16

Senses , personal

Rationalism

Question 17

give three examples of renaissance geniuses

Answer 17

Leonardo da Vinci
Shakespeare
Machiavelli

Question 18

the industrial revolution was ….

Answer 18

The introduction of factories and fast manufacturing into British society , it was a time of heavy pollution

Question 19

when was the Essay on the principle of equality written and who wrote it

Answer 19

1798 , Malthus

Question 20

The New Poor Law was introduced in ?

Answer 20

1834

Question 21

the metaphysical poetic movement lasted from ____ to ____

Answer 21

1500 - 1689

Question 22

The romantic period lasted from ____ to _____

Answer 22

1789 to 1837

Question 23

the industrial revolution lasted from _____ to _____

Answer 23

1760 to 1840

Question 24

After 1837 the ____ Romantic period began and lasted until _____

Answer 24

Gothic

1901

Question 25

Gothic lit is a genre that emerged as one of the eeriest forms of _____ _________

Answer 25

Dark Romanticism - a sub section part of the larger Romanticist movement

Question 26

what is Dark Romanticism characterised by

Answer 26

Gruesome narratives

Supernatural elements

Question 27

what are the three key components to Gothic stories

Answer 27

Omens + curses
Mystery + fear
Atmosphere + setting

Question 28

“The black cat” a classic gothic story was written by …

Answer 28

Edgar Allen Poe

Question 29

how is the title “The Black Cat” symbolic

Answer 29

A Pluto reference to the god of death

Black cats are viewed as omens and seen to have a correlation to witches

Question 30

when was Frankenstein written and by who

Answer 30

Mary Shelley

1818

Question 31

how long did Queen Victoria reign for

Answer 31

1837 to 1901

Question 32

Chartism was a ____ _____ movement which emerged in _____

Answer 32

Lower class
1836

Question 33

what is thought to be one of the first feminist novels

Answer 33

The tenant of Wildfell hall by Anne Bronte

Question 34

the aim of the chartists was to ….

Answer 34

Gain political rights ands influence for the working class

Question 35

when examining unseen prose it is crucial to look at

Answer 35

Tone
Purpose
Central conflict 
Imagery 
Style / language 
Structure 
Voice ( 1st or third person)
Context