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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. Wrote The Aeneid






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






4. Wrote Night






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






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






7. After surviving a poverty - stricken childhood - the death of his mother - a cruel stepfather - and an unfortunate first marriage - a boys finds success as a writer; themes: plight of the weak - importance of equality in marriage - dangers of wealth






8. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






9. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God; 20th century African - American writer; folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance






10. Wrote 'History of a Nun;' prolific dramatist of the Restoration (18th century) - one of the first English female writers






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






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






13. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






14. Wrote Ethan Frome






15. Wrote 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






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


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






18. Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 20th century Irish author






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






20. Wrote My Antonia; prolific during the 1920s - reputation as one of the most important post - Civil War American authors






21. 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






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






23. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






25. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






26. Wrote Hatchet






27. Wrote Maniac Magee






28. Wrote The Hobbit






29. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






31. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






33. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown






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






35. heroic fantasy novel about a small group of British rabbits; Fiver - a young runt rabbit who is a seer - receives a frightening vision of his warren's imminent destruction






36. Wrote The Outsiders






37. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






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






39. Wrote The Yearling






40. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






41. An ex- slave is haunted by the memory of the daughter she killed; historical fiction - ghost story; characters include: Baby Suggs - Denver - Sethe






42. Wrote 'Prometheus Unbound -' 'Ode to the West Wind -' and 'To A Skylark'






43. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






44. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






45. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






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






48. A pampered dog (Buck) adjusts to the harsh realities of life in the North as he struggles with his recovered wild instincts and finds a master (John Thorton) who treats him right; novel - adventure story - setting late 1890s






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






50. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance