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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






2. Wrote 'Civil Disobedience;' American author - poet - naturalist - tax resister - development critic - surveyor - historian - philosopher - and leading transcendentalist






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






4. Wrote Shiloh






5. 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






6. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






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






8. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






9. 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;






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






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






12. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






14. Wrote Hoot






15. 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






16. 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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17. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






23. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






24. 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






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






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






28. Wrote The Outsiders






29. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






30. Wrote Wuthering Heights






31. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






36. 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






37. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






39. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






41. Wrote The Pigman






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






43. Wrote The Chocolate War






44. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






46. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






48. Gothic novel; a scientist creates a monster - and then abandons it in horror - a decision that leads to disaster and the deaths of nearly everyone he loves






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






50. Wrote The Voice on the Radio