Which of th following novels is called a “Novel without a hero” ?

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What did Thomas Carlyle mean by “Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe” ?

A. Britain’s preeminence as a global power will depend on mastery of foreign languages. B. Even a foreign author is better than a homegrown scoundrel. C. Abandon the introspection of the Romantics and turn to the higher moral purpose found in Goethe. D. In a carefully veiled critique of the monarchy, Byron and Goethe stand … What did Thomas Carlyle mean by “Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe” ?Read More...

Experimentation in which of the following areas of poetic expression characterize Victorian poetry and allow Victorian poets to represent psychology in a different way ?

A. the use of pictorial description to construct visual images to represent the emotion or situation of the poem B. sound as a means to express meaning C. perspective, as in the dramatic monologue D. all of the above...

What did Victorian journalists mean by terming certain women surplusor redundant ?

A. They remained unmarried due to a population imbalance between the sexes. B. Their willingness to work for low wages resulted in a surplus of textiles, causing them to drop in price. C. They were women writers who wrote frequently about similar topics. D. They prostituted themselves as a way to make money in a … What did Victorian journalists mean by terming certain women surplusor redundant ?Read More...

Which of the following statements about The Canterbury Tales is true ?

A. The Wife of Bath, The Clerk, Sir Gawain and The Franklin are characters and tale-tellers in this work. B. “The General Prologue’ is appended to The Canterbury Tales. C. In all, Chaucer tells thirty tales in this work. D. The Canterbury Tales remained unfinished at the time of its author’s death....

The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject ?

A. Sexuality B. Criticism of the queen C. Murder D. Witchcraft...