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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






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






3. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






5. 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






6. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






8. 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






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. 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






11. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






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






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






15. Wrote The Great Gatsby






16. Wrote Jane Eyre






17. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. 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;






25. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






26. Wrote Walk Two Moons






27. 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






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






29. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






30. 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






31. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






32. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






35. Wrote Hatchet






36. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






37. 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






38. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






40. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Wrote The Aeneid






46. 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'






47. 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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48. 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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49. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






50. Wrote Little Women; American novelist