Flashcards on Prominent English and American Authors
Prominent English and American Authors: A Student's Guide
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14 cards
Card 1
Question: Which English writer lived during Queen Elizabeth I's golden age and the Renaissance, was an actor, helped build the Globe Theatre, and became wealthy
Answer: William Shakespeare
Card 2
Question: What kinds of works did William Shakespeare write?
Answer: Comedies, tragedies, histories, and poems
Card 3
Question: Which Shakespeare play mentioned in the content features boys playing women's roles?
Answer: Romeo and Juliet
Card 4
Question: Which Irish writer was famous in England, lived during the Victorian era under Queen Victoria, and went to prison for being gay?
Answer: Oscar Wilde
Card 5
Question: What prize-winning form did Oscar Wilde write in, and what idea did he promote about beauty and morals?
Answer: He won prizes for poetry and argued that beauty matters more than morals.
Card 6
Question: What is the basic plot idea of Oscar Wilde's story mentioned in the notes?
Answer: A man stays young while his portrait ages (The Picture of Dorian Gray).
Card 7
Question: How did Oscar Wilde's life end, according to the notes?
Answer: He died poor and alone.
Card 8
Question: Which American writer served as an ambulance driver during the war, belonged to the 'Lost Generation,' won a Nobel Prize, loved fishing, and died by s
Answer: Ernest Hemingway
Card 9
Question: What themes or subjects did Ernest Hemingway often write about, as stated in the notes?
Answer: Strong men failing
Card 10
Question: Which American writer grew up poor, lived during the American Civil War era, worked as a pilot, fought racism, wrote funny stories and boys' adventure
Answer: Mark Twain