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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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'






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






3. 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






4. Wrote The Hobbit






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






6. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






7. Wrote Hatchet






8. 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






9. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






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






11. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






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






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






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






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






17. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






19. 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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20. Wrote The Story of My Life and The Frost King; American author - political activist - lecturer; first deafblind person to earn BA






21. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






23. Wrote The Outsiders






24. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






25. Wrote Charlotte's Web






26. Southern gothic novel; bildungsroman; narrator: Scout; serious issues dealing with rape and inequality






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






28. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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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32. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






33. 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






34. 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






35. Wrote The House on Mango Street






36. After two marriages to oppressive men - a woman (Janie Crawford) finds temporary happiness with a husband twelve years her junior; themes: the illusion of power - non - necessity of relationships - folkloric quality of religion






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






38. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






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






41. Wrote Holes






42. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown






43. 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






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






45. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






46. 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






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






48. Wrote Sounder






49. Wrote Watership Down






50. 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;