A. “The impotent despair of a sick man, who feels himself dying by inches in the midst of an eternally living nature blooming insolently forever” B. A term that means nothing except for the signification given to it by the user C. “A confession and a complaint” D. All of the above...
A. His career ended when he was jailed for criminal “gross indecency.” B. He believed that art should be something more than the reproduction and appreciation of the natural world. C. Wilde was the author of such poems as “Bénédiction,” “L’Albatros,” and “élévation.” D. He was notorious for his use of paradox....
A. It ends with the lines: “Eternity./It is the sea run off/ With the sun.” B. It suggests that the quest for knowledge and enlightenment is deeply satisfying. C. The poem speaks of the necessity of seeking human approval and communal acceptance. D. It begins with the lines: “I kissed the dawn of summer.”...
A. It was an urban modernization project that reorganized Parisian city streets so that the bourgeoisie could flaunt their new wealth. B. It was an urban renovation project which offered social services in city slums. C. It was a political movement intended to overthrow Napoleon III. D. It was a religious movement intended to celebrate … What is meant by the “Haussmannization” of Paris ?Read More...
A. In English literature, we cannot refer to “the tradition” or to “a tradition;” at most, we employ the adjective in saying that the poetry of so-and-so is “traditional” or even “too traditional.” B. Tradition is the great conversation which links all English literature and is a coherent and stable cannon. C. All of the … According to T.S. Eliot in his essay on “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” which of the following is true of “tradition ?”Read More...
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