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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Shiloh






2. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






3. Wrote The Outsiders






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






6. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






7. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






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






10. Wrote The Lion - the Witch - and the Wardrobe






11. Wrote Sounder






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






13. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






14. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






15. 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






16. Wrote Walk Two Moons






17. 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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18. A girl (Alice) falls asleep and dreams of a series of adventures; children's novel; fantasy






19. 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






20. 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






21. Wrote The Call of the Wild - Sea - Wolf - White Fang






22. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






30. 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






31. Wrote Hoot






32. Wrote Roll of Thunder






33. 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






34. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






36. 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






37. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






38. 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






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






40. 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.






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






48. 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






49. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






50. Wrote The Hobbit