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16th Century Intro
What dynasty rose from the War of Roses? |
Tudor Dynasty |
Who was Owen Tudor? |
Welshman w/out a claim; marries Catherine of Valois |
Who was Catherine of Valois? |
widow of Henry V (Lancaster) |
Who was Henry VII? |
1st Tudor monarch |
Who did Henry VII defeat at Bosworth field? |
Richard III |
Henry VII marries who? |
Elizabeth of York and unifies both factions |
Describe Elizabeth I. |
granddaughter to Henry VII; last Tudor ruler |
Describe Thomas More. |
diplomat to Netherlands; wrote in Latin (Utopia) |
What famous work did Machiavelli write? |
The Prince(Guide on how power can be gained & kept) |
Describe Martin Luther. |
German professor who preached corruption in Catholic church; sola scriptura and sola fide |
What does sola scriptura and sola fide mean? |
scripture & faith alone |
What is a recusant? |
secretly Catholic |
Who wrote Defense of Poesy? |
Sir Philip Sidney |
Describe Francis Drake. |
poet and later sea captain who defeated Spanish Armada |
Which Queen orders Mary, Queen of Scots' execution? |
Queen Elizabeth |
Whoso to List to Hunt
Noli me tangere means what? |
Don't touch me |
What is the premise of this poem? |
going after a woman you can't have |
What is a hind? |
a female deer |
What kind of poem is this? |
a sonnet |
Who does he compare Caesar to? |
King Henry |
What does the diamond collar refer to? |
refers to nobility or ownership to someone of nobility |
What does sanguine refer to? |
happy, charismatic |
What does Choler refer to? |
anger, sharp, disciplined, impatient |
What does Melancholia refer to? |
arts, thinker & feel deep |
What does Phlegmatic refer to? |
something takes time, thorough, more likely to be late |
Divers Doth Use
What is the meaning of the poem? |
ladies dump guys; guys cry to feel better |
How does Wyatt try to get through a relationship? |
lets it pass |
What does Wyatt not call women even though they are one? |
a liar |
What does he say women are prone to do? |
change their minds |
He says that men often do what after getting dumped? |
talk bad about a woman |
The Passionate Shepherd
How is this pastoral? |
depicts an ideal image of a rural landscape |
Myrtle refers to what? |
Aphrodite |
Ivy refers to what? |
Dionysus |
What is ever lasting? |
spring time |
What are the empty promises? |
time, work, etc. |
The Nymph's Reply
Why is this considered anti-pastoral? |
ever winter |
What is mentioned of men's needs? |
men only want sex |
What never comes out of man? |
truth |
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Thomas Wyatt
What college was Wyatt educated? |
St. John's College |
What university did Wyatt attend? |
Cambridge |
Wyatt was a what for Henry VIII? |
a clerk |
He was also sent to which two countries on diplomatic reasons? |
France & Netherlands |
Where was he imprisoned? |
Tower of London |
Why was he imprisoned? |
committed adultery with Anne Boleyn |
What does he die of at age 39? |
a fever |
What was a common theme in his poems? |
longing to escape from corruption & anxiety; wanted to live a rural life |
What literary device did he introduce? |
the sonnet |
What is a volta? |
a turn |
What is a sonnet? |
a 14 line poem in iambic pentameter |
Did he ever publish during his life? |
no |
What contained 271 of his poems? |
Songs & Sonnets |
What is adust? |
the sigh of one in love when he thinks of his beloved |
What were the 4 humors? |
black bile, blood, phlegm, yellow bile |
Sir Philip Sidney
What occupations did he hold? |
knight, soldier, poet, friend, & patron |
How did he die? |
died at 32 while fighting Spanish in Low Countries |
His funeral almost made who bankrupt? |
Francis Walsingham |
Who was his father? |
Henry Sidney(governor of Iceland) |
Where did he go to university and not finish? |
Oxford |
What famous massacre did he witness? |
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre |
Who was his sister? |
Mary Herbert; lived at Wilton |
What famous work defended poetry? |
Defense of Poesy |
What was his greatest work? |
Astrophil & Stella |
What genre was he most ambitious in? |
prose fiction |
Edmund Spenser
What university did he attend? |
Cambridge |
He started his career by doing what? |
translating anti-catholic propaganda |
The Shepherd's Calendar was dedicated to who? |
Philip Sidney |
What was his biggest ambition? |
become a great English poet of his age |
What were his political views? |
criticized the monarchy |
What category of work did he write in? |
Renaissance neoplatonism; earthly & practical |
William Shakespeare
Where did he attend school? |
Stratford Grammar school |
Did he go to a prestigious university? |
no |
Who did he marry at age 18? |
Anne Hathaway who was 26 |
Who was his oldest daughter? |
Susanna |
What were the twins' name? |
Hamnet & Judith |
What troupe did he work with? |
the King's Men |
Where did he perform? |
Globe theater |
What indoor London theater does he later perform at? |
Blackfriars |
What was his retirement work? |
the Tempest |
What was a Romance? |
patterns of loss & recovery, suffering & redemption |
Describe the plot of his works. |
adopted techniques; worked w/ well made stories & histories; work is central to human condition |
Christopher Marlowe
What college does he attend? |
Corpus Christi |
What university does he attend? |
Cambridge |
How did he get in to the university? |
through scholarship w/out holy orders; maybe an atheist |
What was Tamburlaine about? |
a Mongol warrior rises from humble origins to conquer |
What literary technique does he use frequently? |
blank verse |
How does he die? |
killed in a brawl with a dagger |
Why does he almost not receive his masters degree? |
almost denied for joining English Catholics |
Walter Raleigh
What colony does he help establish? |
Virginia |
What food does he introduce to Ireland? |
potato |
What commodity does he introduce to Europe? |
tobacco |
What was he openly opposed to publishing? |
his poetry |
Where is he imprisoned & why? |
tower of London for treason |
What work does he start while in the prison? |
History of the World |
Which prince of Wales supported him? |
Henry |
Which country pushes for his later execution? |
Spain |
Who imprisoned him? |
King James |
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