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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






5. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






6. 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






7. Wrote The Great Gatsby






8. 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






9. Wrote Night






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






11. Wrote Charlotte's Web






12. Wrote The Glory Field






13. Wrote The Pigman






14. Wrote 'History of a Nun;' prolific dramatist of the Restoration (18th century) - one of the first English female writers






15. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






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






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






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






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

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26. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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

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28. Wrote Johnny Tremain






29. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






30. 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






31. Wrote The Hobbit






32. Wrote Hatchet






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






34. Wrote The Yearling






35. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






37. Wrote Sounder






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






39. Wrote The Outsiders






40. 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






41. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Told in chapters alternating from Lorraine's and John's point of view - opens with an 'Oath -' signed by both John and Lorraine - two high school sophomores - in which they swear to tell only the facts - in this 'memorial epic' about their experience






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






49. 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






50. '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