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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A young woman (Esther Greenwood) whose talent and intelligence have brought her close to achieving her dreams must overcome suicidal tendencies






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






3. Wrote 'A Fisherman -' 'The Second Coming -' and 'Easter 1916;' Irish poet and dramatist; foremost figures of 20th century literature; British WWI poet






4. 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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5. Wrote The Glory Field






6. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






8. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






9. 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.






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






11. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






14. A group of Chinese mothers and their American - born daughters struggle to communicate and understand each other; four families dipicted Woo - Jong - Hsu - and St. Clair






15. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






17. Wrote Maniac Magee






18. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






19. 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






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






21. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






22. Wrote Out of the Dust






23. 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'






24. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






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






27. 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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28. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






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






32. 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;






33. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






34. Wrote Doctor Faustus






35. Wrote The Aeneid






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Wrote Ethan Frome






41. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






42. 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






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






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






45. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






46. Wrote Walk Two Moons






47. Wrote Watership Down






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 Swiss Family Robinson






50. Wrote Shiloh







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