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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. Wrote The Pigman






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






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






5. Wrote The Great Gatsby






6. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






8. Wrote Sounder






9. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






10. 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






11. 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






12. Wrote Hoot






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Wrote 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






23. Wrote The Aeneid






24. Wrote Shiloh






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






30. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






31. 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






32. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






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






34. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






35. Wrote Ethan Frome






36. '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






37. 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;






38. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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39. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






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






42. Wrote The Call of the Wild - Sea - Wolf - White Fang






43. 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'






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 Jane Eyre






46. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






48. 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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49. 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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50. 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