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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Call of the Wild - Sea - Wolf - White Fang






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






3. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






5. A girl (Alice) falls asleep and dreams of a series of adventures; children's novel; fantasy






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






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






8. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






10. Wrote The Chocolate War






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






12. 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






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






14. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






16. Wrote Wuthering Heights






17. Wrote The Glory Field






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






19. Wrote The Outsiders






20. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






21. Wrote Out of the Dust






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. Wrote Hatchet






28. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






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






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






37. 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






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 Island of Blue Dolphins

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40. Wrote The House on Mango Street






41. 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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42. 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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43. Wrote The Eye - the Ear - and the Arm






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






45. 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






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

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47. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






49. '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






50. Wrote Walk Two Moons