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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






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






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






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






9. '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






10. Wrote Hatchet






11. 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






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






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






14. Wrote Sounder






15. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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. 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






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






19. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






20. Wrote The Yearling






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






22. Wrote Watership Down






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






24. Wrote The Hobbit






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Wrote Out of the Dust






35. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






36. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God; 20th century African - American writer; folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance






37. Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - editor of 'The North Star -' abolitionist - was self - educated slave






38. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






39. 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






40. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






41. 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;






42. Wrote Maniac Magee






43. Wrote Charlotte's Web






44. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






45. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






47. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






48. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






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