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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote The Real McCoy: The Life of an American Inventor






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






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






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






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






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






8. Wrote The House on Mango Street






9. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






11. Wrote The Glory Field






12. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






13. 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






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






15. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






17. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






19. 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






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 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;






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






24. Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 20th century Irish author






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






26. Wrote Frankenstein; Romantic British novelist - short story writer - dramatist - essayist - biographer - travel writer






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






28. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru






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






30. Wrote Night






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






32. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






34. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






35. 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






36. Wrote The Outsiders






37. 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






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






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 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






41. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






42. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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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49. 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






50. 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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