Columbia Granger's World of Poetry - Trivia

QUESTION: Who has been identified as Europe's first professional female writer? ANSWER: Christine de Pisan developed her reputation as a writer from 1399 to 1430. Born in Venice, she worked fo...

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QUESTION: What work was at the center of what has been called the world's first literary quarrel, which took place in 1401 and 1402? ANSWER: The Querelle du Roman de la Rose (Quarrel of the Rom...

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QUESTION: Who were Michelangelo's great love sonnets written to? ANSWER: Some were written to Tommaso dei Cavalieri, a young man who remain devoted to Michelangelo until his death; some were wr...

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QUESTION: What famous English poet was King Henry VIII's tutor when he was the young Prince Henry? ANSWER: John Skelton .

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QUESTION: What English novelist brought C. P. Cavafy to the attention of the English-speaking world? ANSWER: E. M. Forster. He met Cavafy in Alexandria during World War I, when Forster was work...

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