POINTS TO REMEMBER IN ENGLISH LITERATURE - SERIES 1
INTRODUCTION While studying literature calls for reading, understanding, and reflection. It also requires memorizing a few facts to ace exams, viva, and interviews. 1. Piers finally appears as Jesus in Langland's Piers the Plowman . ( PAPER 2, Q1,2004 ) 2. It was decided that each Canterbury Pilgrim will tell in all 4 stories. ( PAPER 2, Q2,2004 ) 3. Shakespeare wrote the long narrative poem ' Venus and Adonis '. ( PAPER 2, Q3,2004 ) 4. The total number of poems in Shakespeare's Sonnet is 154 . ( P2,Q4,2004 ) 5. Christopher Marlowe (26 Feb 1564-30 May 1593)is also known as Kit Marlowe. He is the predecessor of Shakespeare and one of the most famous Elizabethan playwrights. 6. Michael Drayton ( 1563- 23 Dec 1631 ) was an English poet of the Elizabethan era. He was the first to bring the term Ode for a lyrical poem. 7. Philip Sydney (1554-1586) belonged to the Elizabethan era. He is best remembered for hi