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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. After having an affair with a handsome military man - a woman kills herself; russion - 1970s - psychological novel






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






3. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






4. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Wrote 'The Birth - Mark -' The Scarlet Letter; works are considered part of the Romantic movement (specifically dark romancism)






9. 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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10. Wrote The Chocolate War






11. 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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12. 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






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






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






15. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






17. Wrote 'A Fisherman -' 'The Second Coming -' and 'Easter 1916;' Irish poet and dramatist; foremost figures of 20th century literature; British WWI poet






18. 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






19. Wrote The Glory Field






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






21. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






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






24. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






25. Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Irish playwright - poet - and author of numerous short stories and one novel






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






30. Wrote Wuthering Heights






31. Wrote The Eye - the Ear - and the Arm






32. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






34. Wrote The Pigman






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






36. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






38. 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






39. Southern gothic novel; bildungsroman; narrator: Scout; serious issues dealing with rape and inequality






40. Wrote Mrs. Dalloway - Night and Day - The Voyage Out - and Jacob's Room; English novelist and essayist; one of the foremost modernist literary figures of 20th century






41. Wrote The Real McCoy: The Life of an American Inventor






42. Wrote The Hobbit






43. Wrote The Outsiders






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






45. 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






46. Wrote 'In Reference to her Children;' English - American writer - first notable American poet; first woman to be published in Colonial America






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






48. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Sandy whose family must deal with a variety of struggles imposed upon them due to their race and class in society in addition to relating to one another






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






50. Wrote Ethan Frome