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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






2. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






3. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






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






6. Wrote Holes






7. Wrote Charlotte's Web






8. 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






9. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






10. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






11. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






12. 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






13. 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






14. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






15. Wrote Doctor Faustus






16. Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 20th century Irish author






17. Wrote Wuthering Heights






18. Wrote Watership Down






19. Wrote The Outsiders






20. 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.






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






22. Wrote Sounder






23. 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






24. Wrote Night






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






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






27. 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






28. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






31. 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






32. Wrote Maniac Magee






33. 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






34. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






35. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






36. Wrote The Aeneid






37. Wrote The Great Gatsby






38. Wrote Ethan Frome






39. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






40. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






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






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 Bell Jar; born during the great depression






44. Wrote The Chocolate War






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






46. 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






47. '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






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






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






50. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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