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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






3. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






5. '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






6. Wrote The Glory Field






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Sandy whose family must deal with a variety of struggles imposed upon them due to their race and class in society in addition to relating to one another






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






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






13. Wrote Maniac Magee






14. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






15. 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






16. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






17. Wrote The Pigman






18. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






20. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






22. Wrote Wuthering Heights






23. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






25. Wrote The House on Mango Street






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






31. Wrote The Hobbit






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






33. Wrote The Aeneid






34. 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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






41. An ex- slave is haunted by the memory of the daughter she killed; historical fiction - ghost story; characters include: Baby Suggs - Denver - Sethe






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






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

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






45. 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






46. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






48. Wrote Sounder






49. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






50. 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