World Literature, Philosophy, and Religion Flashcards
The inscription at the entrance of hell as described by Dante in The Divine Comedy
Abandon hope, all ye who enter here
Who was Aeschylus?
(ES-kuh-luhs)
An ancient Greek poet, often considered the founder of tragedy. He was the first of the three great Greek authors of tragedies, preceding Sophocles, and Euripides. 
German novel by Erich Maria Remarque about the horrors and futility of WWI that was adapted into an Academy Award winning film in 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)
The film was widely considered the first major anti-war motion picture of the modern era won the Academy award for best picture. A television adaptation the film aired in 1979. 
The A.M.E. Church acronym stands for this
The African Methodist Episcopal Church
This is an important denomination for African-Americans, founded in 1816 by the ex-slave and preacher Richard Allen. It is noted for education and philanthropy in the black community. An offshoot is the CME (Christian Methodist Episcopal) Church.
A saint who was a 13th century Italian priest and philosopher famous for the work Summa Theologica
Thomas Aquinas
He became the most influential theologian of the middle ages. He sought to reconcile faith and reason by showing that elements of the philosophy of Aristotle were compatible with Christianity.
Summa Theologica (1266–1273) is the best known work of Thomas Aquinas, in which he treats the whole of theology by careful analysis of arguments. In one famous section, Aquinas discusses five ways of attempting to prove that there is a God.
This ancient Greek playwright wrote the beastly plays “frogs”, “wasps” and “birds”
Aristophanes
eh·ruh·staa·fuh.neez
He is also the author of such comedies as The Clouds and Lysistrata
Narrator of the famous collection of Persian, Indian and Arabian folktales, Arabian Nights. She supposedly told the stories to her husband, the Sultan
Scheherazade
Shuh-hair-uh-ZAHD
She said to have told a different tale every night for 1001 days; therefore, the collection is sometimes called The Thousand and One Nights. The Arabian Nights includes the stories of familiar characters such as Aladdin and Alibaba. 
Which ancient Greek philosopher is known for his paradoxes and his assertion that “change is the only constant” in the universe?
Heraclitus
Heraclitus was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived around 500 BCE in Ephesus, a city in present-day Turkey. He is often referred to as the “Obscure” or the “Weeping Philosopher” due to the enigmatic and cryptic nature of his writings.
Heraclitus is best known for his doctrine of change, famously summarized by his statement “You cannot step into the same river twice,” which highlights his belief in the constant flux and flow of the universe. He argued that everything is in a state of perpetual motion and transformation, and that change is the fundamental nature of reality.
Thomas Kuhn is known for his talk of these frameworks whose “shifts” can change our worldview
Paradigms

considered the patron saint of dancers and of entertainers in general. He is also said to protect against lightning strikes, animal attacks and oversleeping.
St. Vitus
An important teacher in the Christian church, his works include The City of God and his autobiography, Confessions
Saint Augustine
He lived in the fourth and fifth centuries. After a dramatic conversion to Christianity, Augustine became a bishop. 
A 19th century French author known for his long series of novels, known as La Comédie humaine in which he portrayed the complexity of contemporary French society
Honoré de Balzac
A forerunner of naturalism, The Human Comedy portrays the complexity of French society.
Naturalism is a movement in literature and the arts, and an approach to philosophy. Literary and artistic naturalism aims at accuracy and objectivity and cultivates realistic and even sordid portrayals of people and their environment. Philosophical naturalism, which is often identified with materialism holds that minds, spirits, and ideas are fundamentally material . 
A 19th century French poet, whose verse noted for its morbid beauty and a evocative language. His famed collection of poems is called Les Fleurs du mal (Flowers of Evil)
Charles Baudelaire
The Irish-born 20th century French author best known for the play Waiting for Godot
Samuel Beckett
Is associated with theater of the absurd. They are plays that stress the illogical , or irrational aspects of experience, usually to show the pointlessness of modern life. Other playwrights who have written examples of the genre include Eugene Ionesco, Edward Albee, and Harold Pinter. 
The Bhagavad Gita is a portion of the sacred books of this religion
Hinduism
The name means “the song of God“. The contains a discussion of the deity Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and human purpose. 
