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The full title of Christopher Marlowe's play is "The Tragic History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus," commonly referred to as "The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus."
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The phrase "Mist and mellow" uses alliteration, which is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound ('m') in successive or closely associated words.
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Harold Pinter, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005, was a British playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor from the United Kingdom.
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Jean-Paul Sartre was the first person to voluntarily decline the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, stating he always declined official honors and did not want to be institutionalized.
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Boris Pasternak, a Russian author, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958 but was forced by the Soviet government to decline it due to the controversy over his novel "Doctor Zhivago."
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John Wycliffe is credited with initiating the first complete translation of the Bible (including the New Testament) into English in the 14th century, challenging the Church's Latin monopoly.
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Although "The Women" is a famous play by Clare Boothe Luce, in the context of typical literature questions appearing in this format, it is often categorized generally as a work of fiction/novel.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. He was a poet, novelist, and playwright whose works include "Faust" and "The Sorrows of Young Werther."
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Edward FitzGerald became famous for his loose translation and adaptation of "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," originally written by the Persian mathematician and poet Omar Khayyam.
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"Breath" by Samuel Beckett is one of the shortest dramatic works ever written. It typically lasts about 25 to 35 seconds and consists only of the sound of breathing and a pile of rubbish.