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






3. Wrote The Great Gatsby






4. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






5. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






6. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






8. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






11. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God; 20th century African - American writer; folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance






12. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






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






15. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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;






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






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






24. Wrote 'The Road Not Taken;' American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






30. Wrote Night






31. Wrote The House on Mango Street






32. 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






33. Wrote The Chocolate War






34. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






35. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






36. Wrote The Yearling






37. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






39. Wrote Jane Eyre






40. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






42. Wrote Holes






43. 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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44. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






47. Wrote The Pigman






48. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






50. 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