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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Told in chapters alternating from Lorraine's and John's point of view - opens with an 'Oath -' signed by both John and Lorraine - two high school sophomores - in which they swear to tell only the facts - in this 'memorial epic' about their experience






2. Wrote Leaves of Grass; celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy






3. Wrote The Weary Blues - The Ways of White Folks - and Not Without Laughter; American poet - novelist - playwright - short story writer - and columnist; early innovator for literary art known as jazz poetry; best known for work during Harlem Renaissan






4. In a futuristic America - a firefighter (Guy Montag) decides to buck society - stop burning books - and start seeking knowledge; themes: censorship - knowledge vs. ignorance - religion as a knowledge giver






5. Wrote The Call of the Wild - Sea - Wolf - White Fang






6. Wrote The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds - The Time Machine






7. Wrote The Chocolate War






8. After two marriages to oppressive men - a woman (Janie Crawford) finds temporary happiness with a husband twelve years her junior; themes: the illusion of power - non - necessity of relationships - folkloric quality of religion






9. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






10. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






11. Wrote Night






12. Wrote Jane Eyre






13. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






14. A monomaniacal captain tries and fails to kill a monstrous white whale; adventure story - quest tale - allegory; protagonist: Ishmael - Ahab; antogonist: Ahab - great white sperm whale






15. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






16. After having an affair with a handsome military man - a woman kills herself; russion - 1970s - psychological novel






17. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






18. Wrote Watership Down






19. Wrote Charlotte's Web






20. Wrote The Story of My Life and The Frost King; American author - political activist - lecturer; first deafblind person to earn BA






21. Wrote The Lion - the Witch - and the Wardrobe






22. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate;' Shakespearean couplet with ABAB CDCE EFEF GG rhyme scheme






23. Wrote Frankenstein; Romantic British novelist - short story writer - dramatist - essayist - biographer - travel writer






24. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






25. Wrote The Great Gatsby






26. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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27. A man is shipwrecked on an island - where he lives for more than 20 years - fending off cannibals and creating a pleasant life for himself






28. Wrote Maniac Magee






29. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






30. Wrote Roll of Thunder






31. A Trojan (Aeneas) destined to found Rome - undergoes many trials on land and sea during his journey to Italy - finally defeating the Latin Turnus and avenging the murder of Pallas.






32. Wrote The Fall of the House of Usher - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - and The Raven; wrote poems: 'To Science -' 'The City and the Sea -' and 'Silence;' American writer - poet - editor and literary critic; part of American Romantic Movement






33. Wrote Out of the Dust






34. Wrote Doctor Faustus






35. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






36. Wrote The Outsiders






37. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






38. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






39. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






40. Wrote Wuthering Heights






41. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






42. Gothic novel; a scientist creates a monster - and then abandons it in horror - a decision that leads to disaster and the deaths of nearly everyone he loves






43. A group of Chinese mothers and their American - born daughters struggle to communicate and understand each other; four families dipicted Woo - Jong - Hsu - and St. Clair






44. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






45. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






46. Wrote 'Civil Disobedience;' American author - poet - naturalist - tax resister - development critic - surveyor - historian - philosopher - and leading transcendentalist






47. A black girl growing up in the South struggles against racism - sexism - and lack of power






48. Inspired by witch's prophecy - a man murders his way to the throne of Scotland - but his conscience plagues him and his fellow lords rise up against him; themes: unchecked ambition as a corrupting force - relationship between cruelty and masculinity






49. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s






50. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit