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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






2. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






4. 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






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

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6. '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






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






8. 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






9. 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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10. 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






11. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






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






13. Wrote The Outsiders






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






15. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






16. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. Wrote Night






23. Wrote The Chocolate War






24. 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






25. Wrote The Glory Field






26. Wrote Ethan Frome






27. 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






28. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






29. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






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






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






33. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Wrote The Pigman






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






40. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






46. Wrote The Aeneid






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






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






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






50. Wrote The Yearling