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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 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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Wrote Leaves of Grass; celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy






8. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






10. 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






11. '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






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






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






14. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






16. Four March sisters (Amy - Jo - Beth - Meg) in 19th century New England struggle with poverty - juggle their duties - and their desire to find love






17. 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






18. Wrote Ethan Frome






19. Wrote The Hobbit






20. 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






21. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






22. 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






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






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






25. 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;






26. Wrote The Pigman






27. Wrote The Chocolate War






28. Wrote The Outsiders






29. Wrote Hatchet






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






31. Wrote The Glory Field






32. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






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






35. 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






36. Wrote Out of the Dust






37. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






38. A group of Chinese mothers and their American - born daughters struggle to communicate and understand each other; four families dipicted Woo - Jong - Hsu - and St. Clair






39. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






40. Wrote The Aeneid






41. 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






42. 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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43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Wrote Maniac Magee






47. Wrote 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle;' American author - essayist - biographer - historian






48. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






49. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






50. 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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