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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Irish playwright - poet - and author of numerous short stories and one novel






2. Wrote Shiloh






3. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






5. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






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






8. Wrote A Farewell to Arms - The Old Man and the Sea - and The Sun Also Rises; American writer and journalist; veteran of WWI - belongs to literary movement called 'The Lost Generation'






9. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate;' Shakespearean couplet with ABAB CDCE EFEF GG rhyme scheme






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






11. Wrote Holes






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






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






14. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






16. 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






17. Wrote Walk Two Moons






18. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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19. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






21. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






22. 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






23. Wrote The House on Mango Street






24. 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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25. Wrote Sounder






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






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






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






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






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






32. Wrote The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds - The Time Machine






33. Wrote Out of the Dust






34. 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






35. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






37. 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






38. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






39. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






40. 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






41. 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.






42. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Wrote The Outsiders






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 The Eye - the Ear - and the Arm