A. a renewed secularism in the twentieth century
B. modern literary criticism
C. late nineteenth-century and earlytwentieth- century satirical drama
D. the surrealist movement
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- For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?
- A. a renewed secularism in the twentieth century B. modern literary criticism C. late “nineteenth-century and early” twentieth-century satirical drama D. the surrealist movement...
- What type of writing did Walter Pater define as \the special and opportune art of the modern world ?
- A. the novel B. nonfiction prose C. the lyric D. comic drama...
- Matthew Arnold;s Thyrsis is an elegy written on the death of______________?
- A. Arthur Hallam B. Milton C. Edward King D. Hugh Clough...
- From where Matthew Arnold took the story for his Sohras and Rustam ?
- A. Arabian Nights B. Canterbury Tales C. Shah Namah D. Pilgrims Progress...
- In Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach,” the speaker refers to the “melancholy, long, withdrawing roar” of “The Sea of Faith.” This reference alludes to which of the following ?
- A. The Protestant Reformation B. Religious interpretations of changes to the oceans C. The decline of religion’s importance in the modern West D. His lover’s betrayal...
- Which of the following does NOT characterize Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach” ?
- A. It is a dramatic monologue. B. Like earlier Romantic lyrics, it takes a natural setting as an occasion for philosophical reflection. C. It has a melancholic tone. D. It envisions Christianity as eternal....
- Complete the following sentence. Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach” is illustrative of modernist poetry, because it________________?
- A. employs free verse. B. has an undertow of nihilism. C. is chauvinistic about British “exceptionalism.” D. was composed between WW I and WW II....
- What factors contributed to the increased popularity of nonfiction prose ?
- A. a new market position for nonfiction writing and an exalted sense of the didactic function of the writer B. a Puritanical distrust of fictions and a thirst for trivia C. the forbiddingly high cost of threevolume novels and the difficulty of finding poetry in bookshops outside of London D. the deconstruction of the truth-fiction...
- What factors contributed to the increased popularity of nonfiction prose ?
- A. a new market position for nonfiction writing and an exalted sense of the didactic function of the writer B. a Puritanical distrust of fictions and a thirst for trivia C. the forbiddingly high cost of threevolume novels and the difficulty of finding poetry in bookshops outside of London D. the deconstruction of the truth-fiction...
- What was Elizabeth’s nickname for Sir Walter Raleigh ?
- A. Waldimor B. Water C. William D. Winter...
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