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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






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






4. Wrote The Outsiders






5. 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






6. An argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state

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






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






9. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






10. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






13. Wrote Hatchet






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Wrote Doctor Faustus






21. 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.






22. Wrote Jane Eyre






23. Wrote Johnny Tremain






24. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






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






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






27. 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






28. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






29. 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






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






31. Wrote The Glory Field






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






37. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru






38. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






46. 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






47. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






48. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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49. 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






50. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall