Title and main character of a novel written by Tolstoy
B
French poet, best known for 'Les fleurs du mal'.
C
The stories sung by medieval French troubadours
D
In this epic Dante descends in hell, and ascends to heaven
E
Two works, one poetic the other in prose, about Norse mythology
F
Probably the most famous poetic work by Goethe
G
Estragon and Vladimir are waiting for him in this play by Beckett
H
For someone who maybe didn't even exist, he did a great job of starting Western literature
I
His 'Etymologiae' (or 'Origines'), written in late Antiquity, were an epitome of classical knowledge
J
While conquering Gaul, he still found time to write his memoires
K
He's proof that one can write an ode to melancholy or an urn, and still be famous.
L
This is stolen in the mock-heroic by Alexander Pope
M
Humanistic essay in which Folly praises itself
N
This is what the main character in this book by Sartre feels
O
The only surviving ancient Greek tragic trilogy
P
A group of French Renaissancepoets, most famously Ronsard and Du Bellay
Q
A fictional Spanish don, famous for fighting windmills
R
The real name of Alcofybras Nasier, who wrote about the giants Pantagruel and Gargantua
S
The dominant type of poem after the Middle Ages; Petrarca and Shakespeare had their own.
T
He wrote 'Gerusalemme Liberata'
U
An epic voyage set entirely in Dublin(?)
V
Considered the greates Roman poet by many
W
He translated the Bible to Gothic
X
The amount of syllables in a hendecasyllable, in Roman numerals
Y
An early 20th century Irish poet, dramatist and Nobel Prize winner
Z
French writer, known for 'Les Rougon-Macquart' and 'J'accuse!'
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