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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






4. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






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 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






8. 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.






9. Wrote Night






10. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






11. Wrote Johnny Tremain






12. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






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






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






16. Wrote Doctor Faustus






17. 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'






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






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






20. Wrote Hatchet






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






22. 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






23. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






24. 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






25. 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






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






27. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






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






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






30. Wrote Wuthering Heights






31. Wrote Hoot






32. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






33. 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






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






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






37. Wrote Sounder






38. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






39. Wrote Watership Down






40. Wrote Out of the Dust






41. Wrote 'Self - Reliance;' Transcendentalist poet - essayist - speaker






42. Wrote Holes






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






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






45. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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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