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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上7 English Literature in the 20th Century. Essay questions.1. Comment on the development of William Butler Yeats poetic career and characteristics of his poetry.2. Make comments on George Bernard Shaw as a playwright.3. Comment on John Galsworthy.4. Comment on Virginia Woolfs literary ac

2、hievements.5. Compared with Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence and other writers of transitional age in the 20th century, should E. M. Forster be labeled as a traditional writer or a modernist or a writer of transitional age? State your opinion.6. Discuss the possible theme in William Butler Yeats “The

3、Lake Isle of Innisfree” and how that theme is presented in the poem.7. Comment on James Joyces creation and literary achievements. 8. Comment on T. S. Eliots achievements in poetry. 9. Introduce the plot of Lucky Jim and analyze the character of Jim. 10. Make a contrast between 1950s poetry and 1960

4、s poetry.11. Through analyzing the symbolic meaning of major characters, Estragon (Gogo), Vladimir (Didi), Pozzo, Lucky, Godot, comment on the symbolic values in Waiting for Godot. Define the following terms.1. Modernism 2. Epiphany3. Interior monologue 4. Fragmentation5. Non-linear, discontinuous n

5、arratives 6. Allusive language7. Feminist criticism 8. Reader-response criticism 9. Epigraph 10. Epilogue11. Post-modernism 12. Post-structuralism13. Theatre of the absurd 14. Kitchen sink drama15. Meta-fiction. Fill in the blanks.1. Modernism takes their rational philosophy and the theory of as its

6、 theoretical base.2. The three trilogies of s Forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century.3. “Araby” from Dubliners is a tale of the frustrated quest for in the midst of drabness.4. The major themes of the modernist literature are the distorted, alienated and ill re

7、lationships between man and , man and society, man and man, and man and himself.5. William Butler Yeats experienced a slow and painful change in his poetic creation, starting in the tradition and finishing as a mature poet.6. T. S. Eliots major achievement in playwriting has been the creation of a i

8、n the 20th century to express the ideas and actions of modern society with new accents of the speech.7. In his famous essay “Tradition and Individual Talent” puts great emphasis on the importance of tradition both in creative writing and in criticism.8. is Galsworthys masterpiece which gives a profo

9、und and true-to-life picture of the English society from the 80s of the 19th century up to the 20s of the 20th century.9. The trilogy The Forsyte Saga consists of The Man of Property, and To Let.10. , which bears a strong thematic resemblance to “The Waste Land”, is generally regarded as the darkest

10、 of T. S. Eliots poems.11. Structurally and thematically, George Bernard Shaw follows the great tradition of .12. Joyce seems to mean that the novel describes the mental activities of two Dubliners in a single day, while , his second novel, describes the sub-conscious world in which a man lives thro

11、ugh a good part of his life.13. represents the much more readable novelists of the stream of consciousness school. She is a fine artist, a woman of sharp sensitivity who, in one of her frequent mental depressions, committed suicide.14. Virginia Woolfs novel , published in1925, made her reputation as

12、 an important psychological writer.15. Modernism upholds a new view of time by emphasizing the time over the chronological one.16. All of Joyces novels and short stories have the same setting, , especially ,and the same subject, Dubliners and their life.17. was much concerned about the crying contra

13、dictions of bourgeois civilization and made protests against imperialism and fascism, but he believed in the possibilities of improving capitalism with a system of “technocracy”. The First Men in the Moon is one of his novels.18. The statement “A demanding mother turns away from her husband and give

14、s all her affection to her sons” sums up the main plot of D. H. Lawrences .19. According to James Joyce, the three required things for the perception of beauty are wholeness, harmony and .20. In Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf adopted a writing technique called , in which the whole story was presented

15、 with the interior monologues of the characters.21. “She frankly wanted him to climb into the middle class, a thing not very difficult, she knew. And she wanted him in the end to marry a lady.” is taken from D. H. Lawrences novel .22. D. H. Lawrences poems fall roughly into three categoriessatirical

16、 and comic poems, poems about human relationship and emotions, and poems about .23. Galsworthy distinguished himself as a playwright. His two important plays include and Strife.24. In his novels of social satire, H. G. Wells makes realistic studies of the aspirations and frustrations of the “ man.”2

17、5. “The Bliss” is one of s famous short stories. She was skilled in psychological analysis, whose favorite technique is the .26. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is s first novel.27. Our Betters and The Circle are two of s plays. 28. To the Light house was written by _. 29. The Good Companion

18、s is a novel by _.30. The Stars Look Down is a well-known novel by _. 31. To create his modern OdysseyUlysses, Joyce adopts a kind of _ style.32. “Sailing to Byzantium” is a well-known poem written by _.33. T. S. Eliots classic expression of the temper of his age is “_”, two years after which “_”, i

19、s also a powerful expression of an age of doubt that longs in despair for belief.34. The poem “The Waste Land”, which is 433 lines long, is broadly acknowledged as one of the most recognizable land marks of _, the first part of “The Waste Land” is “_”, and the third is “_”.35. In 1913, Eliot publish

20、ed his first volume of verse, “_” in which the influence of some French symbolists can be seen.36. Sean OCasey employs unique stagecraft in his expressionistic play, _, in which four scenes, Morning, Noon, Evening, and Night, correspond to four seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.37. Known as

21、 the most significant representative of the “_”, Kingsley Amis writes a satire on social and academic pretensions in his Lucky Jim.38. A Booker Prize winner, Iris Murdoch said “The ego disappears and you see the world with absolute vividness and clarity”, which is the theme of her novel _.39. Muriel

22、 Sparks The Girls of Slender Means is set in a hostel in _ in 1945 when the detonation of an unexploded bomb sets fire to the hostel, a moment when characters spiritual world is depicted in a biting satire.40. The Golden Notebook is considered to be _s masterpiece, taken as a milestone work in Femin

23、ist Literature.41. The French Lieutenants Woman is considered to be the masterpiece of John Fowles, in which the story is set in 1867, in _ society.42. In Look Backin Anger, John Osborne creates an image, _, who forges a voice for the “Angry Young Man” of his generation in 1950s.43. Through the mili

24、tary life experience of Guy, and disillusionment of his dream of elimination of the evils through just wars, Evelyn Waugh explores in his work, _, the nature of war.44. Jean Rhyss is taken as one of the major works of West Indian literature. It explores the psychological dimension of race and violen

25、ce and slavery. Choose the best answer.1. _ is the most outstanding stream-of-consciousness novelist. A. William Butler Yeats B. John GalsworthyC. James Joyce D. George Bernard Shaw2. Rudyard Kipling was the spokesman for imperialist sentiment. Which one is NOT his work?A. Dubliners B. The Jungle Bo

26、okC. The Second Jungle Book D. Plain Tales from the Hills3. The main characters in The Man of Property do NOT include .A. Soames B. IreneC. Bosinney D. Heathcliff4. Which of the following novels was NOT written by H. G. Wells?A. The Time MachineB. The First Men in the MoonC. The War in the AirD. A P

27、ortrait of the Artist as a Young Man5. G. B. Shaws play Mrs. Warrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the in the English society.A. slum landlordismB. inequality between men and womenC. political corruptionD. economic exploitation of women6. Which of the following is NOT John Boynton Priestleys

28、 work?A. Angel Pavement B. The Good CompanionsC. The Waves D. They Walks in the City7. was written by James Joyce.A. Dubliners B. Portrait of a LadyC. Picture of Dorian Gray D. To the Lighthouse8. Undershaft is a character in the play by George Bernard Shaw.A. The Devils Disciple B. The Man of Prope

29、rtyC. Major Barbara D. Justice9. Which writer belongs to “stream-of-consciousness” school?A. Virginia Woolf B. Thomas WolfeC. Sommerset Maugham D. Thomas Hardy10. By presenting a conventional hero as a villain, or a conventional villain as a hero, intends to give a shocking impression to his audienc

30、e and challenge the conventional way of thinking.A. Rudyard Kipling B. George Bernard ShawC. T. S. Eliot D. D. H. Lawrence11. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong sense of , who never pays any attention to human feelings.A. justice B. humorC. morality D. property12

31、. “He was silent with conceit of his son. Mrs. Morel sniffed, as if it were nothing.” (Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence) From the above quotation, we can see that Mrs. Morels attitude to her husband is .A. sincerely warm B. genuinely kindC. seemingly angry D. merely contemptuous13. Which of followi

32、ng statements about Yeats is true?A. In a certain way, Yeatss experiments in drama anticipated the abstract movement of modern theater.B. The major themes of Yeatss later poetry are usually Celtic legends, local folk tales, or stories of the heroic age in Irish history.C. Yeats is a great poet as we

33、ll as an accomplished novelist.D. In 1948, Yeats was offered the Nobel prize for literature.14. Which of the following statements about writers in 1920s is true?A. Mark Twain published his last and most important novel.B. F. Scott Fitzgerald received the Nobel Prize.C. Freudian psychology influenced

34、 many modern writers.D. Most writers were politically radical.15. What metrical foot is used in William Butler Yeatss poem “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”?A. Dactyl B. AnapestC. Trochee D. Iamb16. Which of the following statements about G. B. Shaw is NOT true?A. One feature of his characterization is t

35、hat he makes the trick of showing up one character vividly at the expense of another.B. He was strongly against the credo of “art for arts sake”.C. He wrote plays to discuss social problems.D. Too Good to be True is one of Shaws plays. It shows the decay of capitalism and growth of a republic.17. is

36、 the pen name of Robert Noonan.A. Robert Tressell B. Robert FrostC. Robert Louis D. Robert Jordan18. “Saint Joan” by G. B. Shaw is a .A. historical play B. novelC. poem D. ballad19. The Old Wives Tale was written by .A. Sommerset Maugham B. Catherine MansfieldC. D. H. Lawrence D. Arnold Bennett20. T

37、he socialist Owen is the central character of the novel .A. Lady Chatterleys LoverB. The Good CompanionsC. The Ragged Trousered PhilanthropistsD. Women in Love21. Which of the following statements about Ralph Foxis NOT true?A. Foxs best contribution to literature is a critical work entitled The Nove

38、l and the People.B. Ralph Fox was a progressive English dramatist.C. The Novel and the People, which is a summing up of the whole literary and theoretical experience of the writer, was published in 1937, shortly after Foxs death.D. Ralph Foxs speeches, articles and books dealt with the cardinal prob

39、lems of Britains history and national culture.22. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is s novel.A. Robert Tressell B. Arnold BennetC. Robert Frost D. D. H. Lawrence23. Under s influence, Aldous Huxley came to see mans tragic conditions in the post war Europe.A. D. H. Lawrence B. Joseph ConradC. Ge

40、orge Bernard Shaw D. E. M. Foster24. What distinguishes Evelyn Waughs art is his , which produces a strong comic effect in his novel.A. satire B. stream of consciousnessC. symbolism D .naturalism25. Like Evelyn Waugh, is much interested in the actual doctrines of Catholicism.A. Samuel Beckett B. Ald

41、ous HuxleyC. Graham Greene D. George Orwell26. Artistically, Samuel Beckett has come under the strong influence of , whose works parody the unsympathetic world and mans wretched lot.A. Virginia Woolf B. James JoyceC. E. M. Foster D. T. S. Eliot27. presents in his works strong Christian nihilism, whi

42、ch is reflected explicitly by his famous saying “The dirty dog, he doesnt even exits!” in his play against the God, End Game.A. George Bernard Shaw B. Samuel BeckettC. W. B. Yeats D. John Osborne28. is considered to be the most important working-class English novelist since D. H. Lawrence.A. William

43、 Golding B. Kingsley AmisC. Alan Sillitoe D. Evelyn Waugh29. William Goldings Lord of the Flies deals with the conflict between the forces of reason and those of irrationality represented by .A. Jack B. RalphC. Piggy D. Simon30. John Osbornes achievements lie in .A. novel B. poetryC. drama D. criticism31. written by Iris Murdoch is remarkable for its meta-fictional structure, containing various narrators and narrative descriptions, and its multi-dimensional psychology.A. Under the Net B. The BellC. The Black Prince