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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 Touching Spirit Bear






3. '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






4. 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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5. 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






6. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






9. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






10. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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11. 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;






12. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






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






15. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






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






17. Wrote Night






18. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






20. 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






21. Wrote Ethan Frome






22. 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






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






24. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






25. Wrote Shiloh






26. Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Irish playwright - poet - and author of numerous short stories and one novel






27. Wrote The Glory Field






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






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






30. Wrote Out of the Dust






31. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






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






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






35. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






41. Wrote 'In Reference to her Children;' English - American writer - first notable American poet; first woman to be published in Colonial America






42. Wrote The Aeneid






43. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






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






46. 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






47. 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'






48. Wrote Watership Down






49. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






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