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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. Wrote Doctor Faustus






5. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






6. 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






7. Wrote Ethan Frome






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






12. Wrote Hoot






13. 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






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






15. 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'






16. 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






17. Wrote Hatchet






18. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






19. 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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20. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






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 Night






23. Wrote Watership Down






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






25. Wrote Wuthering Heights






26. '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






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 Pigman






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






34. Wrote The Outsiders






35. 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






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






37. Wrote The Glory Field






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






39. Wrote The Chocolate War






40. Wrote Sounder






41. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






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