In a review of Prufrock and Other Observations, Ezra Pound claimed, “The most interesting poems in Victorian English are” those found in Men and Women, a collection by an author with this surname. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this surname of an author who is told, “Hang it all…there can be but the one ‘Sordello’” in The Cantos. An author with this surname wrote about doing an action as men “strive for right” and “turn from praise.”
ANSWER: Browning [accept Robert Browning or Elizabeth Barrett Browning] (The poem is “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.)
[10e] Name this ancient Mesoamerican civilization whose people built cities such as Tikal and Chichen Itza.
ANSWER: Maya Civilization [or Mayans]
[10e] Along with ballads, Pound translated poems in this form by Guido Cavalcanti. Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote a collection titled for poems in this 14-line form “from the Portuguese.”
ANSWER: sonnets [accept Sonnets from the Portuguese or the Sonnets and Ballate of Guido Cavalcanti]
[10h] The history of a dynasty founded by Yax K’uk’ Mo’ is inscribed on the Altar Q block, which is located in this remarkably well-preserved Mayan archeological site found in modern-day Honduras.
ANSWER: Copán
[10h] A Pound poem about a person with this profession ends, “Show us there’s chance at least of winning through.” Robert Browning wrote, “But do not let us quarrel any more” to open a poem about a person with this profession.
ANSWER: artist [or painter] (The poems are “To Whistler, American” and “Andrea del Sarto.”)
[10m] Altar Q claims Yax K’uk’ Mo’ came from the city of Teotihuacán, from which people named for this creature also conquered Tikal. Deities like Kukulkan who took this specific form were worshiped by many Mayans.
ANSWER: feathered serpent [or feathered snake or equivalent descriptions of a snake or serpent with feathers; accept Feathered-Serpent people; prompt on serpent or snake]
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