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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






2. 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






3. 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






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






6. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






7. 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






8. Wrote The Lion - the Witch - and the Wardrobe






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






10. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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11. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru






12. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






18. 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






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






20. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






21. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






27. 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






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






29. Wrote The Yearling






30. 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






31. Wrote The Hobbit






32. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






34. A young woman (Esther Greenwood) whose talent and intelligence have brought her close to achieving her dreams must overcome suicidal tendencies






35. Told in chapters alternating from Lorraine's and John's point of view - opens with an 'Oath -' signed by both John and Lorraine - two high school sophomores - in which they swear to tell only the facts - in this 'memorial epic' about their experience






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






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






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






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






46. Wrote Maniac Magee






47. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






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