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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






2. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






4. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






5. Wrote Crime and Punishment; Russian writer - essayist - philosopher






6. 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






7. Wrote The Outsiders






8. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






9. Wrote Maniac Magee






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

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






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






13. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Wrote The House on Mango Street






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Wrote Charlotte's Web






24. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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25. Wrote Jane Eyre






26. 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






27. 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






28. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






29. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






30. A group of English boys (Jack - Piggy - Ralph - Roger - Sam - Eric - and Simon) - marooned on an island - rapidly turn lawless and bloodthirsty






31. 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






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






33. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






43. Wrote Sounder






44. Wrote Watership Down






45. 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






46. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






48. 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






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






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