Flashcards
9: Novel (part 2)
Cards in this deck (25)
- 1Since the death of Fielding and Stern, what did their achievements lead to* The formation of circulating libraries
* Emergence of high quality women writers - 2Where did circulating libraries first startedIn hat shops
- 3Name two high quality woman writers* Fanny Burney: she had a good eye for details & a good ear for the vulgar phrase
* Maria Edgeworth:
-> she created the regional novel
-> her setting is in Ireland
-> made the characters & setting come alive
-> had a big influence on Scott when he wrote about Scotland - 4When did Gothic novels became popularNear end of 18th C.
- 5Why were they called Gothic novels* Imitated medieval romances
* Usually set in medieval castle
* There were haunted landscapes, frightening ruins and supernatural - 6Name two Gothic novels/The Castle of Otranto/ by Horace Walpole
-> first Gothic novel
/Mysteries of Udolpho/ by Ann Radcliff - 7How were Gothic novels viewed by the public* Attracted large readership, but were regarded by many to be a lower form of literature
- 8What was the Gothic novel written in the 19th C. and by who/Frankenstein/ by Mary Shelly
- 9What was the other name given to it/The Modern Prometheus/
- 10What is the story of Prometheus about* Prometheus is a Titan
* Zeus had given a way to defend themselves
* Men had nothing, so Prometheus decided to steal fire from Mt Olympus to give it to them
* Zeus got angry--> Prometheus was chained to a rock with an eagle forever eating his limber - 11What is the link between both stories (/Frankenstein/ and /Prometheus/)Both took something from God without his consent --> were punished
- 12How was Jane Austin's life* Uneventful life
* Never stepped out of her own world - 13What was she compared to and whyA miniature portrait painter because her world, compared to England or the world, is tiny
- 14How did her life influence her writing* Wrote about English provincial society as she knew it
* Had never gone to London--> never describes it - 15In what period did she live and write in and how did it influence her books* In a period of tremendous social and political ferment
Ex: French Rev, Napoleon, Industrial Rev, American Rev.
* Her books contained no reference to those majors issues - 16How was the military seen in her booksAs suitors for her heroines
- 17How were her heroinesConcerned with shopping, morning calls, visits & occasional balls
- 18What is a major theme in her novelsThe importance of self-knowledge
- 19Give examples of her work/Pride and Prejudice/
/Emma/
/Mansfield Park/
/Northanger Abbey/:
satire on Gothic novel, published after her death - 20Did the romance influence herAlthough she was contemporary of the romance (ex: Wordsworth, Coleridge), she remains untouched by the romantic movement
- 21Who was part of the romantic movementSir Walter Scott
- 22Describe his career* Started out as a poet
Ex: "Lady of the Lake"
* When Lord Byron became more popular, he decided to write novels - 23What was he known for and why* Known as the father of historical novels
* Was the first to create a sense of historical realism - 24Give examples of his work/Waverley/: about the Jacobite uprising in Scotland
/Quentin Durward/: set in medieval France
/Ivanhoe/: set in England of Richad I - 25When did he dieIn 1832 = 5 years before Victoria came to the throne
Information
- Description
- High School Diploma English Flashcards on 9: Novel (part 2), created by Alex Nguyen on 14/03/2016.
- Created by
- Alex Nguyen
- Views
- 2
- Rating