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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Crime and Punishment; Russian writer - essayist - philosopher






2. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






3. Wrote 'Self - Reliance;' Transcendentalist poet - essayist - speaker






4. Wrote The Great Gatsby






5. Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - editor of 'The North Star -' abolitionist - was self - educated slave






6. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






7. 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






8. Wrote 'The Road Not Taken;' American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times






9. Wrote Shiloh






10. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






11. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






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






13. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






15. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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16. Wrote The Awakening - The Storm; feminist author of the 20th century; born in St. Louis - Missouri






17. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






18. Wrote Out of the Dust






19. Wrote 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






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






21. Wrote Ethan Frome






22. Maintains the bird metaphor throughout the poem's ninety - six lines - describing the various 'flights' of five of her children and her concerns about those remaining in the nest

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23. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






24. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






26. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






27. 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






28. Wrote Holes






29. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






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






32. Wrote The Outsiders






33. Wrote The Hobbit






34. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






35. Wrote A Wrinkle in Time - A Swiftly Tilting Planet - A Wind in the Door - The Small Rain - 24 Days before Christmas

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36. Epic/novel poem written in blank verse and encompasses nine books (the woman's number - the number of the prophetic books of Sibyl)






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






38. Wrote Wuthering Heights






39. Four March sisters (Amy - Jo - Beth - Meg) in 19th century New England struggle with poverty - juggle their duties - and their desire to find love






40. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






41. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






42. Wrote The House on Mango Street






43. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






44. NOT anti - society or anti - community; presupposes that the mind is initially the subject to an unhappy conformity; calls on individuals to value their own thoughts - opinions - experiences above those presented to them by other individuals - societ

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45. 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






46. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






47. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






49. 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






50. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia