Classic works of world literature and their authors matched with era and one defining fact each.
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- Who wrote 'The Odyssey'?
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Homer- 'The Iliad' depicts which historical conflict?
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The Trojan War- Who wrote 'The Aeneid'?
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Virgil- Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales'?
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Geoffrey Chaucer- What is the structure of 'The Canterbury Tales'?
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A collection of stories told by pilgrims on their journey- Who wrote 'Beowulf'?
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Unknown (Anglo-Saxon author)- Who wrote 'Don Quixote'?
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Miguel de Cervantes- 'Hamlet' by Shakespeare is set in which country?
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Denmark- What does Hamlet seek revenge for?
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His father's murder- 'Romeo and Juliet' by Shakespeare is set in which city?
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Verona- Who wrote 'Paradise Lost'?
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John Milton- 'Paradise Lost' retells which biblical story?
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Adam and Eve's fall from the Garden of Eden- Who wrote 'Robinson Crusoe'?
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Daniel Defoe- 'Gulliver's Travels' by Jonathan Swift is what type of work?
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A satirical fantasy novel- Who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'?
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Jane Austen
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