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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. Wrote Wuthering Heights






3. Wrote Holes






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






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






6. Wrote Shiloh






7. Wrote 'Civil Disobedience;' American author - poet - naturalist - tax resister - development critic - surveyor - historian - philosopher - and leading transcendentalist






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






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






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






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






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






13. Wrote The Pigman






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






15. 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;






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






17. 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






18. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






20. Wrote 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






21. Wrote The Glory Field






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






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






24. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






25. Wrote Night






26. Wrote The Yearling






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






28. Wrote Hoot






29. Wrote Doctor Faustus






30. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






31. 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






32. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






33. 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






34. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






36. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






38. '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






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






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






41. 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






42. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






45. A group of animals mount a successful rebellion against the farmer who rules them - but their dreams of equality for all are ruined when one pig seizes power; novella - dystopian animal fable






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






47. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






48. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






49. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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