Question
An essay by this author refers to history as “that cyclic poem written by Time upon the memories of men.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this author of the essay “A Defence of Poetry.” This poet also wrote “To a Skylark.”
ANSWER: Percy Shelley [or Percy Bysshe Shelley]
[10m] Shelley wrote “A Defence of Poetry” in response to this author’s essay “The Four Ages of Poetry.” Shelley is the likely model of Scythrop Glowry, the protagonist of this author’s novel Nightmare Abbey.
ANSWER: Thomas Love Peacock
[10h] Shelley ended “A Defence of Poetry” with the oft-quoted declaration that “poets are the unacknowledged” these people “of the world.” Exact term required.
ANSWER: legislators [accept “Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world”]
<Literature - British Literature - Misc Literature>
Summary
| 2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 83% | 50% | 17% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Columbia | 11/23/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ McMaster | 11/17/2024 | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 80% | 20% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Stanford | 02/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Cien Años de Quizboledad | Cambridge | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz | Simple Vibes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Defying Suavity | Limp Franceskit | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |