Flashcards on Modern British Literary Figures and Context
Modern British Literary Figures and Context: Student Guide
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English Literature
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Card 1
Question: Which 1945 novel by George Orwell depicts purges, public trials, and the exploitation of the populace by a leading political party?
Answer: Animal Farm (1945) — a satire depicting purges, show trials, scapegoating, and the exploitation of the populace for the ruling party's agenda.
Card 2
Question: How did Orwell himself describe his intention when writing Animal Farm?
Answer: That it was the first novel in which he consciously attempted to merge political and artistic purpose into one.
Card 3
Question: Which 1949 novel by George Orwell combines political purpose with literary art?
Answer: 1984 (1949).
Card 4
Question: What religious and moral theme characterizes Graham Greene's work after his conversion in 1926?
Answer: Catholicism against a backdrop of constant human evil, sin, and doubt; ambivalent moral and political questions.
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Question: What term is often used for Greene's tropical, hot, and dusty settings (Mexico, West Africa, Vietnam, Cuba, Haiti, Argentina)?
Answer: „Greeneland“
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Question: Name some early works by Graham Greene and one later well-known work from 1958.
Answer: Stamboul Train (1932), England Made Me (1935), A Gun for Sale (1936), A Confidential Agent (1939); Our Man in Havana (1958).
Card 7
Question: Which 1938 work by Greene and which three other works from 1940–1951 continue the themes of guilt and morality?
Answer: Brighton Rock (1938); The Power and the Glory (1940), The Heart of the Matter (1948), The End of the Affair (1951).
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Question: Which 1955 work by Greene and later works from 1973 and 1978 address political and moral issues?
Answer: The Quiet American (1955), The Honorary Consul (1973), The Human Factor (1978).
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Question: On which Graham Greene film screenplay did Carol Reed collaborate, and in what year?
Answer: The screenplay for The Third Man (1939).
Card 10
Question: What are the main features of Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel Brave New World (1932)?
Answer: A society striving for "Community, Identity, Stability"; a caste system; hypnopaedia (sleep-teaching); soma; promiscuity; absence of culture, history,