Which of the following statements about Joseph Conrad is correct? （ ）
A: Conrad often wrote about life at sea and colony.
B: His writing style brought a non-English sensibility into English literature.
C: He was once a sailor.
D: He died of a heart attack.
A: Conrad often wrote about life at sea and colony.
B: His writing style brought a non-English sensibility into English literature.
C: He was once a sailor.
D: He died of a heart attack.
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- Which of the following statements about Joseph Conrad is correct? （ ） A: His works reflect different aspects of a European-dominated world, including imperialism and colonialism. B: He is a romantic writer, although his writing style is dark and opaque. C: Conrad is considered an early modernist, though his works still contain elements of the nineteenth-century realism. D: He explores the human psyche, moral and civilization.
- Which of the following statements is NOT true about English pub?
- Which of the following statements about Francis Bacon is NOT true? A: Francis Bacon gave to his first volume of English papers the title Essays B: Francis Bacon’s essays are formal and pithy. C: Francis Bacon wrote in the same style as Montaigne D: Francis Bacon was noted for an aphoristic mode of writing
- Which of the following statements about spoken English and written English is correct? A: Speaking and writing have little in common because they are different forms of communication. B: Spoken English is relationally-oriented and authoritative. C: Written English is action-oriented and personal. D: Spoken transitions are usually longer than written transitions.
- ______ is the real founder of the realist novel in the history of English literature. In his novels, he gives a panaramic view of the life in the English society of his age.