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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






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






3. Wrote The Great Gatsby






4. 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






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






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






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






9. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






10. Wrote Maniac Magee






11. Wrote The Outsiders






12. 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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13. Wrote Hatchet






14. 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






15. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






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

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






19. 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






20. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






21. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






22. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






23. Wrote The Story of My Life and The Frost King; American author - political activist - lecturer; first deafblind person to earn BA






24. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






26. Wrote 'In Reference to her Children;' English - American writer - first notable American poet; first woman to be published in Colonial America






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






32. 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






33. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






36. Wrote Roll of Thunder






37. 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






38. Wrote Jane Eyre






39. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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40. Wrote The Chocolate War






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. Wrote Watership Down






43. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru






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






45. Wrote The Outsiders






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






47. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






48. 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






49. Wrote The House on Mango Street






50. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle