EPC - Books and Contemporary Literature

What defines modernist literature?

• Clear timelines and context

• Stream of consciousness and fragmentation

• Fairy tales and imaginative storytelling

• Graphic design and art works

Which movement embraces absurdity and dreams?

• Existentialism

• Realism

• Surrealism and Dadaism

• Romanticism

What is the focus of existentialism in literature?

• Individual freedom in a meaningless world

• Biblical morality and salvation

• Political unity in uncertain times

• Historical dates and inaccuracies

Which movement focuses on class struggle and injustice?

• Magical Realism

• Surrealism

• Social Realism

• Postmodernism

What defines magical realism?

• Realistic characters with surreal elements

• Fairy tales and monster

• Space operas and ballets

• Historical reenactments

Which movement plays with structure and narrative?

• Postmodernism

• Naturalism

• Symbolism

• Romanticism

Feminist literature explores which themes?

• Cooking and cleaning

• Gender and power

• Geography and space

• War strategy and peacemaking

What themes are central to postcolonial European literature?

• Empire, identity, and displacement

• Time travel and space colonization

• Romance and comedy

• Supernatural horror

Which of the following authors is associated with Ireland?

• James Joyce

• Albert Camus

• Italo Calvino

• George Orwell

What theme is often explored in Irish literature?

• Colonial history and national identity

• Culinary traditions and art

• Science fiction and storytelling

• Courtroom drama and the police