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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






2. 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






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

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4. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






6. Wrote The Hobbit






7. 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






8. Wrote Night






9. 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






10. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






12. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






13. Wrote Holes






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






18. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






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






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






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






22. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






23. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






25. 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






26. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






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






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






29. 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






30. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






31. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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. 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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34. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






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






37. Wrote The Chocolate War






38. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






39. 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






40. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






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






42. 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'






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






44. 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






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






46. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






47. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






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






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






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