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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Awakening - The Storm; feminist author of the 20th century; born in St. Louis - Missouri






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






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






4. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






6. 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






7. Wrote The Chocolate War






8. Wrote The Pigman






9. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






10. 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






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






12. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






14. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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15. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






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






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






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






20. 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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21. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






22. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






24. 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






25. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






26. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






34. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






36. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






37. 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'






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






39. Wrote Wuthering Heights






40. An argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state

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






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






43. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






45. Wrote Doctor Faustus






46. 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






47. Wrote Jane Eyre






48. Wrote The Great Gatsby






49. 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






50. 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