GRE Subject Test: Literature in English : Contexts of World Poetry

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Example Question #7 :Contexts Of World Poetry After 1925

Who is the author of the poetry collection titledUnattainable Earth?

Possible Answers:

Joseph Brodsky

Tristan Tzara

János Pilinszky

Osip Mandelstam

Czesław Miłosz

Correct answer:

Czesław Miłosz

Explanation:

This is the Nobel Prize-winning Eastern European poet Czesław Miłosz (1911-2004). In addition toUnattainable Earth(1984), he is also known for his collectionsCity Without a Name(1969),Native Realm(1959),andRoad-side Dog(1997)as well as for a famous anti-Stalin nonfiction work,的Captive Mind(1953).

Example Question #8 :Contexts Of World Poetry After 1925

的writer ofUnattainable Earthwas known for several collaborative English translations with which American poet?

Possible Answers:

Gary Snyder

Robert Lowell

Frank O’Hara

James Wright

Robert Hass

Correct answer:

Robert Hass

Explanation:

Along with poet Robert Pinksy, Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass (1941-present) is known for his translations of Miłosz’s works, includingProvinces(1991),Facing the River(1995),的Separate Notebooks(1984), andRoad-Side Dog(1997).

Example Question #9 :Contexts Of World Poetry After 1925

Which of the following poets is not a contemporary of the author ofUnattainable Earth?

Possible Answers:

Jan Kochanowski

Wisława Szymborska

Tadeusz Różewicz

Zbigniew Herbert

Stanisław Barańczak

Correct answer:

Jan Kochanowski

Explanation:

兹比格涅夫•赫伯特(1924 - 1998),美国威斯康星州ł那边Szymborska (1923-2012), Tadeusz Różewicz (1921-2014), and Stanisław Barańczak (1946-2014) were all 20th-century Polish writers. Jan Kochanowski (1530-1584) was also a Polish poet, but he lived and wrote during the Renaissance.

Example Question #1 :Contexts Of World Poetry After 1925

Who is the author ofTwenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair?

Possible Answers:

Jorge Luis Borges

Elena Poniatowska

Gabriel García Márquez

Pablo Neruda

Isabel Allende

Correct answer:

Pablo Neruda

Explanation:

This is the Latin American poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and the International Peace Prize. Neruda publishedTwenty Love Poems and a Song of Despairin 1924.

Example Question #161 :Cultural And Historical Contexts

What country is the author ofTwenty Love Poems and a Song of Despairfrom?

Possible Answers:

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Chile

Uruguay

Mexico

Argentina

Correct answer:

Chile

Explanation:

Pablo Neruda was born in Chile. In addition to writing collections such as100 Love Sonnets(1959),的Book of Questions(1974), andCantoGeneral(1950), Neruda served as a politician and poet-diplomat (a role played by other Latin American writers such as Octavio Paz and Miguel Angel Asturias Rosales) for his country for many years.

Example Question #162 :Cultural And Historical Contexts

What is the best descriptor for the type of poems inTwenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair?

Possible Answers:

elegiac

epicurean

erotic

epic

epistolary

Correct answer:

erotic

Explanation:

As is hinted at in the title, most of the works inTwenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair(1924)are erotic love poems. Although Neruda wrote in many different styles and forms (including prose, poetry, realism, surrealism, autobiography, and political manifesto), he is perhaps best known for his love poetry, including various sonnets and odes.

Example Question #163 :Cultural And Historical Contexts

During what decade was的Labyrinth of Solitudepublished?

Possible Answers:

1920s

1930s

1910s

1950s

1940s

Correct answer:

1950s

Explanation:

的Labyrinth of Solitude,which explores Mexico’s heritage and the behavior of Paz’s countrymen, first appeared in 1950.

Example Question #31 :Contexts Of World Poetry

When was的Striderspublished?

Possible Answers:

2000s

1980s

1960s

1990s

1970s

Correct answer:

1960s

Explanation:

的Striderswas first published in 1966, making it one of A. K. Ramanujan’s earlier collections. (The poet lived from 1929 to 1993.)

Example Question #32 :Contexts Of World Poetry

Who is the author ofAutobiography of Red?

Possible Answers:

Seamus Heaney

Mary Oliver

A.E.所

Anne Carson

Adrienne Rich

Correct answer:

Anne Carson

Explanation:

Autobiography of Red(1998)is a work by Anne Carson.

A.E.所wroteLast Poems(1922), Seamus Heaney wroteDeath of a Naturalist(1966), Adrienne Rich wroteTwenty-one Love Poems(1976), and Mary Oliver wrote的Night Traveler(1978).

Example Question #33 :Contexts Of World Poetry

What country is the author ofAutobiography of Redfrom?

Possible Answers:

Spain

Scotland

Canada

Trinidad

France

Correct answer:

Canada

Explanation:

Anne Carson is a Canadian poet, translator, and nonfiction writer.

Autobiography of Redwas published in 1998.

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