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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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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2. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






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

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






6. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






8. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






9. 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






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






11. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






12. Wrote The Chocolate War






13. 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






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






15. Told in chapters alternating from Lorraine's and John's point of view - opens with an 'Oath -' signed by both John and Lorraine - two high school sophomores - in which they swear to tell only the facts - in this 'memorial epic' about their experience






16. Wrote The Glory Field






17. Wrote The Outsiders






18. Wrote Sounder






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






20. A black girl growing up in the South struggles against racism - sexism - and lack of power






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






22. Wrote Charlotte's Web






23. Wrote The Aeneid






24. Wrote Roll of Thunder






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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;






29. A young woman (Esther Greenwood) whose talent and intelligence have brought her close to achieving her dreams must overcome suicidal tendencies






30. Wrote The Hobbit






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






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






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






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






35. A group of animals mount a successful rebellion against the farmer who rules them - but their dreams of equality for all are ruined when one pig seizes power; novella - dystopian animal fable






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






37. 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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38. Wrote The Yearling






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






40. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






42. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






49. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






50. Wrote Shiloh