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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. 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






2. Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - editor of 'The North Star -' abolitionist - was self - educated slave






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






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






5. Wrote Watership Down






6. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






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






9. 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






10. '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






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






12. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






14. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






15. 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






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






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






18. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






19. 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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20. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






21. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






22. 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






23. Wrote The Hobbit






24. Wrote The Great Gatsby






25. 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






26. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






28. 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'






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. Wrote Hoot






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






39. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






41. Wrote The Aeneid






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






43. Wrote Walk Two Moons






44. Wrote The Yearling






45. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s






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






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






48. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






49. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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







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