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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. Wrote Out of the Dust






3. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






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






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






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






8. Wrote Wuthering Heights






9. 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






10. 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'






11. Southern gothic novel; bildungsroman; narrator: Scout; serious issues dealing with rape and inequality






12. Wrote Charlotte's Web






13. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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

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15. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






24. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






40. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






41. Wrote The Pigman






42. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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50. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond