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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. Wrote The Outsiders






4. 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






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 Holes






7. 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'






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






9. 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;






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






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






12. Wrote Charlotte's Web






13. An ex- slave is haunted by the memory of the daughter she killed; historical fiction - ghost story; characters include: Baby Suggs - Denver - Sethe






14. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






16. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






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






19. Wrote Sounder






20. A Trojan (Aeneas) destined to found Rome - undergoes many trials on land and sea during his journey to Italy - finally defeating the Latin Turnus and avenging the murder of Pallas.






21. 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






22. 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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23. 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






24. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






25. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






26. Wrote Doctor Faustus






27. Wrote The Aeneid






28. 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






29. 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






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. Wrote The Glory Field






32. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






33. Wrote The Outsiders






34. 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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35. 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






36. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






37. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






38. 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






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






40. Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 20th century Irish author






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. '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






43. Wrote Out of the Dust






44. Wrote Watership Down






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






46. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






47. Wrote Hatchet






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






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






50. 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






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