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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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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2. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






6. Wrote The Hobbit






7. Wrote The Pigman






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






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






11. NOT anti - society or anti - community; presupposes that the mind is initially the subject to an unhappy conformity; calls on individuals to value their own thoughts - opinions - experiences above those presented to them by other individuals - societ

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12. Wrote Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Mansfield Park - et al.






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






14. Wrote The Glory Field






15. 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






16. Wrote The Outsiders






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






18. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






28. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






30. 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






31. 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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32. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






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






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






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






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






38. Wrote The Awakening - The Storm; feminist author of the 20th century; born in St. Louis - Missouri






39. 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






40. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






41. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






42. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






43. Wrote The Yearling






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






45. Wrote Roll of Thunder






46. 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






47. Wrote Out of the Dust






48. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






49. Wrote Watership Down






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