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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






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






3. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






4. Wrote Hatchet






5. Wrote Maniac Magee






6. A man is shipwrecked on an island - where he lives for more than 20 years - fending off cannibals and creating a pleasant life for himself






7. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






8. Wrote The Aeneid






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






10. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






12. 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






13. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






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






15. 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






16. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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 Hoot






19. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






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






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






23. Wrote 'History of a Nun;' prolific dramatist of the Restoration (18th century) - one of the first English female writers






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






25. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






26. 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






27. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






28. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






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






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






32. Wrote The Outsiders






33. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






34. Epic/novel poem written in blank verse and encompasses nine books (the woman's number - the number of the prophetic books of Sibyl)






35. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






36. Wrote The Glory Field






37. Wrote The Outsiders






38. Wrote Night






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






50. Wrote Holes