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CMLIT 202 Midterm 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Martin Luther | Author of 95 Theses, started Protestant Reformation |
| William Shakespeare | Author of the Tempest, British, invented a lot of words |
| King James 1 | Sponsored English translation of the Bible, prior to this it was frowned upon to translate the Bible to English |
| Moliere | author of Tartuffe, French, patronage from the King, denied burial, died on the stage, wanted people to laugh at themselves-satire |
| Louis XIV | french king, supported Moliere and the theatre but had to ban it because of the church |
| Rene Descartes | Enlightenment author, "I think therefore I am" French mathematician, philosopher and scientist |
| Immanuel Kant | author of What is Enlightenment, everyone needs to think for themselves, Germain philosopher in 18th century |
| Diderot and d'Alembert | Authors of Encyclopedie, everything should be examined and defined |
| The French National Assembly | writers of the Declaration of the Rights of Man, rights to property |
| Thomas Jefferson | writer of the US Declaration of Independence, rights to pursuit of happiness |
| King George III | British king at time of American Revolution |
| Olympe de Gouges | author on the rights of woman, based on rights of man; french playwright and political activist particularly involved in women's rights |
| Edmund Burke | more moderate about revolution, don't take it too far and lose everything, from England, known for defending traditions, established institutions, and gradual political change |
| Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz | Author of Redondilla 92, Loa, from New Spain, nun |
| Jonathan Swift | author of modest proposal, used satire, Irish/England |
| Voltaire | author of Candide, French but often exiled from France |
| The Tempest | play exploring human nature, revenge and forgiveness, and magic and power, one of Shakespeare's last plays, |
| The Enchanted Island | adaptation of the Tempest-added girlfriend for Ariel, guy who's never seen a girl, and siblings, everything ended in a wedding, everyone wanted to play Prospero |
| 95 Theses | argues against the Roman Catholic Church's commercial sale of indulgences, discusses validity of papal authority, written as propositions and invites audience to have an academic debate about it |
| Tartuffe | a satire, has many stock characters, written in Alexandrine rhyming couplets, French neoclassical theater, themes of emotion vs reason, obedience vs criticism, and an overall theme of thinking for oneself |
| "From Discourse on Method" | deals with how to know what is true and states that there is very little that we can be certain of. Very based in rationality and affirms a belief in God through rationality. Rene Descartes |
| "What is Enlightenment" | discusses how humanity in its base state can be immature and naive, and how thinking for ourselves and developing critical reasoning can progress us to enlightenment, Kant |
| Encyclopedie | Dictionary of sorts which claims any idea can and should be examined and learned about, people should examine the world around them and not just accept it at face value |
| US Declaration of Independence | people have unalienable rights, which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and the government should provide and protect those rights. If the government isn't doing so, the people have power to change the government |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | People are born and remain free and equal in rights, particularly to life, liberty and property. Free communication of ideas |
| Declaration of the Rights of Woman | Women should be treated the same as men and have the same rights, written in response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and mirrors its style |
| "From Reflections on the Revolution in France" | criticizes French Revolution and argues that completely destroying established political and social institutions in order to create a new society is dangerous, concerned that revolutionary enthusiasm can lead to chaos, violence, and loss of social order |
| "Redondilla 92" | poem written in ABBA rhyming scheme, contrasting the blame which men place on women with men's actual guilt, sometimes called "A Philosophical Satire" |
| "A Modest Proposal" | satire, proposing cannibalism but really criticizing excess and lack of willingness to respond to true proposals |
| Orature | oral tradition passed down. written down to preserve tradition or to control people, only recently has begun to be included as literature |
| "Hawaiian Folktale: The Despotic Chiefs of Kau" | tells the story of a chief that does not respond to the needs of their people, reminds the people that they are the ones who give power to their chief |
| "Navajo Ceremony: The Night Chant" | a healing ritual which used repetition to emphasize important principles and help participants remember |
| "US Slave Story: All God's Chillen Had Wings" | tale used to fight against disempowerment, also often had hints which guided people to the underground railroad |
| Loa to The Divine Narcissus | prologue to Divine Narcissus, written by Sor Juana, tells story of Natives' conversion to Christianity in allegorical way which gives sympathy to Native voices |
| Candide | satire, episodic tale, which follows a fool as he discovers life, concludes that it is better to "cultivate our garden" by hard work rather than just believing that everything which happens is good and God's will |
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