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Contents : Nale y wybra 3 tematy z listy poni ej wraz z towarzysz cymi ka demu wybranemu tematowi pytaniami. ENGLISH LITERATURE Old English literature 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Main genres of Anglo-Saxon literature riddles charms epic poems laments Anglo-Saxon laments define laments as a genre and discuss chosen poems. Presentation of the Anglo-Saxon warrior in Beowulf. Monsters in Beowulf - discuss them explain their role in the poem. Christian and pagan elements in Anglo-Saxon literature. Middle English literature 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Medieval drama in England history of development Mystery plays and the mystery cycles themes and the way of staging. Themes and characters in morality plays. Medieval romances main themes (the Round Table the Holy Grail) Alliterative revival major representatives time and place where this poetry was created. Bob and wheel stanza. The Canterbury Tales : the frame narrative the genres the presentation of medieval society (estate satire) Renaissance in English literature 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. English sonnet the stages of development from the Italian to the English sonnet. Major themes in Christopher Marlowe s drama the figure of overreacher and hubris. Explain using examples from the selected dramas. Define blank verse ( Marlowe s mighty line ) and explain the use of blank verse and prose in Marlowe s drama. University Wits major representatives and their works. The Renaissance pastoral poetry and pastoral romance representatives and texts. Definition of Arcadia and idyll (bucolic).. Poetry of Edmund Spenser main themes and titles poetic devices (Spenserian stanza) language (use of archaisms). Shakespeare 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What were the titles of Shakespeare s four great tragedies written between 1599 and 1605 Show how the protagonists of the tragedies bring about their own downfall. What are some of the motifs typical for Shakespeare s last plays such as The Winter s Tale Pericles The Tempest How do Shakespeare s last plays differ from his previous plays Why are they called romances What are some of Shakespeare s early comedies What are some of the conventions employed in Shakespearean comedies Discuss e.g. subject matter plot pattern characters themes language etc. Name some of Shakespeare s chronicles/ histories. What was Shakespeare trying to say about the kingship in his chronicles Choose one play to answer this question. What is a Shakespearean sonnet Discuss its influences rhyme scheme subject matter. In what way does Shakespeare defend and defy the Petrarchan tradition in his sonnets Choose some sonnets to illustrate this. In what sense are Shakespearean sonnets innovative English poetry of the 17th c. 1. What were some of the features of Metaphysical poetry Refer in particular to Metaphysical conceit. How does John Donne s poetry reflect the tenets of the Metaphysical poetry 2. Show how Donne uses religious imagery to illustrate physical/ erotic love and vice versa. How does Donne break the divide between the secular and the religious in his poems 3. Religion in George Herbert s poetry. 4. Who were Cavalier poets and what were the main concerns of their poetry 5. Show how the carpe diem motto is reflected in the poetry of Herrick and Marvell. 6. When was Paradise Lost written What is its genre What is its theme 7. What features of a classical epic poem are used in Milton s great epic 8. Why cannot Satan be perceived as a true hero of the poem The Augustan Period 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Augustan satirists Alexander Pope Jonathan Swift. Satire as the dominant poetic genre of the 18th century. Discuss the use of irony and parody in J. Swift s writing Daniel Defoe describe his contribution to the English novel. In what respects do his books fall short of being full-grown novels Samuel Richardson discuss his contribution to the English novel using examples from selected works. Define the epistolary novel and discuss its advantages/disadvantages in comparison with the thirdperson narrative. Henry Fielding and the introduction of the third-person narrative. Lawrence Sterne and sentimentalism. Define the Gothic novel describe its history as a genre and give examples. The Romantic Period 1. 2. 3. How is the idea of innocence and experience reflected in the poetry of W. Blake S.T. Coleridge and the main themes of his poetry - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Kubla Khan. What is emotion recollected in tranquillity Show how this poetic credo is reflected in the poetry of W. Wordsworth. 4. The Lyrical Ballads as the joint work of Coleridge and Wordsworth. Discuss the role of the natural and the supernatural in the poetry of Wordsworth and Coleridge. Explain the naturalizing the supernatural (Coleridge) and supernaturalizing the natural (Wordsworth). 5. George Gordon Lord Byron and the Byronic hero - how i

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