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World Lit I Final
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27
Literature
Undergraduate 2
12/11/2011

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Author and Original Language of Gilgamesh
Definition
Author: Unknown
Language: Cuneiform
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Author and Original Language of the New Testament
Definition
Author: Anonymous
Language: Aramaic(Koine Greek)
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Author and Original Language of Antigone
Definition
Author: Sophocles
Language: Classical Greek
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Author and Original Language of the Iliad
Definition
Author: Homer
Language: Homeric Greek
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Author and Original Language of the Confessions
Definition
Author: Augustine
Language: Old French
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Author and Original Language of Beowulf
Definition
Author: Anonymous
Language: Old English (Anglo Saxon)
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Author and Original Language of Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
Definition
Author: Many anonymous authors
Language: Latin
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Author and Original Language of The Apology
Definition
Author: Plato
Language: Classical Greek
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Author and Original Language of The Story of the Grail
Definition
Author: Chretien de Troyes
Language: Old French
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Author and Original Language of the Koran
Definition
Author: Unknown
Language: Arabic
Term
a poem using musical devices such as rhythm and rhyme
Definition
Lyric Poem
Term
a long narrative poem concerned with heroes, battles, and encounters with the gods
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Epic
Term
a written text in which characters exchange views on philosophical, scientific or religious topics
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Didactic Poem
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an exploration of divine justice and human suffering
Definition
Theodicy
Term
a tale of heroic exploits, which lead to emotional growth and spiritual insight
Definition
Romance
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a drama in which the hero(es) bring about their destruction through hybris
Definition
Tragedy
Term
a poem with a message, usually ethical instruction
Definition
Dialogue
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Who was the Royal Ruler of the Story of the Grail?
Definition
King Arthur
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Who was the Royal Ruler of Machiavelli's Prince?
Definition
Lorenzo de Medici
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Who was the Royal Ruler of Machiavelli's Prince?
Definition
Lorenzo de Medici
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Who is the Royal Ruler of Antigone?
Definition
Creon
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Who was the Royal Ruler of Homer's Iliad?
Definition
Agamenon and Priam
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Who was the Royal Ruler of Hamlet?
Definition
Claudius
Term
Author and Original Language of Hamlet
Definition
Author: Shakespeare
Language: Elizabethan English
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Author and Original Language of The Canterbury Tales
Definition
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Language: Middle English
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Author and Original Language of The Divine Comedy (Inferno)
Definition
Author: Dante Alghieri
Language: Italian
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Author and Original Language of The Thousand and One Nights
Definition
Author: Anonymous
Language: Arabic
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