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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote 'The Road Not Taken;' American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times






2. 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






3. Wrote Watership Down






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






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






6. Wrote 'Prometheus Unbound -' 'Ode to the West Wind -' and 'To A Skylark'






7. After surviving a poverty - stricken childhood - the death of his mother - a cruel stepfather - and an unfortunate first marriage - a boys finds success as a writer; themes: plight of the weak - importance of equality in marriage - dangers of wealth






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






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






10. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown






11. 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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12. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






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

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15. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






16. 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






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






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






19. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






21. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






22. Wrote The Pigman






23. 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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24. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






25. Epic/novel poem written in blank verse and encompasses nine books (the woman's number - the number of the prophetic books of Sibyl)






26. Wrote The Hobbit






27. 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






28. Wrote Johnny Tremain






29. 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






30. Wrote Out of the Dust






31. 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






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






33. Wrote Ethan Frome






34. Wrote Shiloh






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






36. Gothic novel; a scientist creates a monster - and then abandons it in horror - a decision that leads to disaster and the deaths of nearly everyone he loves






37. Wrote Charlotte's Web






38. 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






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






40. Wrote The Weary Blues - The Ways of White Folks - and Not Without Laughter; American poet - novelist - playwright - short story writer - and columnist; early innovator for literary art known as jazz poetry; best known for work during Harlem Renaissan






41. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






43. Wrote The House on Mango Street






44. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






46. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






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






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






50. Wrote The Awakening - The Storm; feminist author of the 20th century; born in St. Louis - Missouri