Faustus Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Themes of Renaissance period rebirth of classicism, humanism, rationalism, scientific expansion, university system, individualism, self-fashioning rebirth of classicism During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth of classical ideals, mainly humanism, rationalism, and balance, Humanism (Renaissance) an optimistic attitude that praises human abilities to be successful in their endeavors Rationalism emphasis on reason over senses in gain knowledge Individualism what...

Praxis 5038 Study Guide (2023/2024) 100% Pass Modernism Modernism is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional styles of poetry and verse. Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness/Modernist Henry James Portrait of an Artist/Realism Maya Angelou Caged Bird Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice/Elizabethan Ray Badbury Fahrenheit 451/Science Fiction Stephen Crane Red Badge of Courage/Realism Emily Dickinson American Renaisssance Emerson Self Reliance/Transcendentalism Fitzgerald Great Gats...

Anglo Saxon Poetry - ANSWER-Caedmon's "Hymn", The Dream of the Rood, Beowulf, Judith, The Wanderer, The Wife's Lament Geoffrey Chaucer - ANSWER-The Canterbury Tales Sir Thomas Malory - ANSWER-Morte Darthur Sir Thomas More - ANSWER-Utopia William Tyndale - ANSWER-Created the first English translation of the Bible Edmund Spenser - ANSWER-The Faerie Queen, Amoretti, Epithalamion Sir Walter Ralegh - ANSWER-The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd "But could youth last and love st...

Praxis 5038 - Historical Periods & Authors, Works Already Graded A Ancient World Literature Homer Aristotle Plato Medieval & Early Modern World Literature Dante "Inferno" Martin Luther "Speech at the Diet" Machiavelli "The Prince" Old English Period (450-1066) Beowulf "The Wanderer" Middle English Period () Chaucer "Canterbury Tales" "The Cuckoo Song" The Renaissance - British () Shakespeare "Hamlet" "Macbeth" Milton "Paradise Lost" Carew "An Elegy upon the Death of the D...

Anglo Saxon Poetry - ANSWER-Caedmon's "Hymn", The Dream of the Rood, Beowulf, Judith, The Wanderer, The Wife's Lament Geoffrey Chaucer - ANSWER-The Canterbury Tales Sir Thomas Malory - ANSWER-Morte Darthur Sir Thomas More - ANSWER-Utopia William Tyndale - ANSWER-Created the first English translation of the Bible Edmund Spenser - ANSWER-The Faerie Queen, Amoretti, Epithalamion Sir Walter Ralegh - ANSWER-The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd "But could youth last and love st...

Allusion - correct answer-A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text. Allusion Examples - correct answer--"Don't act like a Romeo in front of her." - "Romeo" is a reference to Shakespeare's ...

1. Classical Period "Birth Period" BRTH PRD Balance, Reason, Truth, Humanism Polytheism Republic Democracy 1. Classical Period The Odyssey Homer's epic that tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus on his way home from the Trojan War 1. Classical Period Golden Mean Aristotle's term for describing ethical behavior as a midpoint between extremes 1. Classical Period Socratic Method Analytical method of reasoning developed by Greek philosopher Socrates that asks...

An A-Level essay from an A* student responding to the statement: 'Faustus never fully understands his punishment in the play'

An A-Level essay from an A* student responding to the statement: ‘Mephastophilis is a more complex character than the typical stock demon'.