T.S. Eliot's use of dense literary allusion so complex it required his own footnotes is most closely associated with which early 20th-century poetry movement?

Literature

Which 1922 T.S. Eliot poem included the poet's own explanatory footnotes because its web of literary allusions was so dense readers needed a scholarly guide?

Modernist poets like T.S. Eliot required footnotes for their own work because allusions were so dense that readers couldn't follow without scholarly guides.

Literature

Which literary movement did Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth help define with 'Lyrical Ballads' (1798)?

'Lyrical Ballads' revolutionized poetry by celebrating ordinary people and common language as worthy subjects for serious verse, rather than aristocratic subjects.

Literature

Which poet became the leading champion of the Imagist movement despite writing lush, emotional verses that broke the movement's own rules?

Imagist poets demanded one image per poem with no explanation, yet Amy Lowell—the movement's champion—wrote flowery, emotional verses violating her own manifesto.

Literature

What is the title of Albrecht von Haller's 1732 poem that popularized appreciation for Alpine scenery and influenced Romantic attitudes toward nature?

The Romantic movement began partly because a Swiss scientist proved mountains weren't ugly—Albrecht von Haller's poetry made Alpine peaks fashionable to celebrate.

Literature

Jane Austen's financial earnings from writing remained modest for most of her career, but spiked dramatically in which year — the same year she died?

Jane Austen earned more money in her final year of life than the previous 14 years combined, but died before seeing most profits.

Literature

In Homer's 'The Iliad,' the entire Trojan War is set in motion by the abduction of which Greek queen?

The phrase 'the face that launched a thousand ships' referring to Helen was coined not in ancient Greece but by playwright Christopher Marlowe in his 1592 play 'Doctor Faustus.'