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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






3. Wrote Shiloh






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






5. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






6. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






8. Wrote Roll of Thunder






9. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






11. Wrote Doctor Faustus






12. Wrote The Hobbit






13. 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'






14. 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






15. Wrote Charlotte's Web






16. Wrote The House on Mango Street






17. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






18. Wrote Ethan Frome






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. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins


21. 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


22. Wrote The Chocolate War






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Wrote The Pigman






26. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






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






28. Wrote The Weary Blues - The Ways of White Folks - and Not Without Laughter; American poet - novelist - playwright - short story writer - and columnist; early innovator for literary art known as jazz poetry; best known for work during Harlem Renaissan






29. Wrote The Glory Field






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






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






32. Wrote A Wrinkle in Time - A Swiftly Tilting Planet - A Wind in the Door - The Small Rain - 24 Days before Christmas


33. 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






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






35. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






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






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






39. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






41. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






43. '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






44. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






45. 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






46. Wrote 'Civil Disobedience;' American author - poet - naturalist - tax resister - development critic - surveyor - historian - philosopher - and leading transcendentalist






47. 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






48. 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






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


50. 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