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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown






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






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






4. '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






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






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






7. Wrote The Aeneid






8. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






9. Wrote Shiloh






10. Wrote Doctor Faustus






11. Wrote Maniac Magee






12. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






13. Wrote The Outsiders






14. Wrote Sounder






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






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






17. 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






18. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. Wrote Hoot






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






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






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


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






28. Wrote 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






29. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






31. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






40. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






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






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






44. Wrote Watership Down






45. Wrote Roll of Thunder






46. 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


47. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






48. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God; 20th century African - American writer; folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance






49. 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






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