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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






4. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






5. 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






6. 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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7. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






8. Wrote The Outsiders






9. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






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






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






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






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






14. Wrote Shiloh






15. Wrote The Yearling






16. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






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






19. In a futuristic America - a firefighter (Guy Montag) decides to buck society - stop burning books - and start seeking knowledge; themes: censorship - knowledge vs. ignorance - religion as a knowledge giver






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 Doctor Faustus






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






23. 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






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






25. Wrote Wuthering Heights






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






32. 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






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






35. 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






36. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






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






39. Wrote Holes






40. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






41. 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






42. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






44. Wrote The Glory Field






45. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






46. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






48. Wrote Hoot






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






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







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