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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Charlotte's Web






2. Wrote The Awakening - The Storm; feminist author of the 20th century; born in St. Louis - Missouri






3. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






5. Wrote The Hobbit






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






7. Wrote The Outsiders






8. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






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






10. Wrote Mrs. Dalloway - Night and Day - The Voyage Out - and Jacob's Room; English novelist and essayist; one of the foremost modernist literary figures of 20th century






11. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






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






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






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

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17. 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






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






19. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






20. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s






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






22. 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.






23. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






24. Wrote Doctor Faustus






25. 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






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






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






28. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






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 Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






33. 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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34. '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






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






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






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






38. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






39. 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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40. 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






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






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






43. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






44. Wrote The Chocolate War






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 Aeneid






47. Wrote The House on Mango Street






48. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






49. 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






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