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Match List I with List II

List I
List II
A) Lions and Shadows
I W. H. Auden
B) The Still Centre
II Louis MacNeice
C) Translation of Agamemnon
III Stephen Spender
D) The Sea and the Mirror
IV Christopher Isherwood

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

A

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

B

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

C

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

D

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

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Correct Answer :

Option A

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Solution :

The correct option is (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I).

To understand why this match is correct, let us examine each literary work and its author step-by-step:

1. A) Lions and Shadows matches with IV) Christopher Isherwood:
Lions and Shadows: An Education in the Twenties is an autobiographical novel written by Christopher Isherwood, published in 1938. It describes his life at school and Cambridge, featuring thinly disguised portraits of his friends, including W. H. Auden and Stephen Spender.
Therefore, A - IV.

2. B) The Still Centre matches with III) Stephen Spender:
The Still Centre is a notable collection of poems by Stephen Spender, published in 1939. This collection contains many of his famous political and personal poems written during the era of the Spanish Civil War.
Therefore, B - III.

3. C) Translation of Agamemnon matches with II) Louis MacNeice:
Louis MacNeice, a prominent member of the Auden Group, published a highly acclaimed translation of Aeschylus's Greek tragedy Agamemnon in 1936.
Therefore, C - II.

4. D) The Sea and the Mirror matches with I) W. H. Auden:
The Sea and the Mirror: A Commentary on Shakespeare's The Tempest is a long poem written by W. H. Auden between 1942 and 1944. It is written in the form of a series of dramatic monologues spoken by the characters of Shakespeare's play.
Therefore, D - I.

Combining these matching pairs, we obtain:
(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

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