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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Yearling






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






3. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






4. 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






5. Wrote Hatchet






6. 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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






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






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






14. Wrote Sounder






15. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






16. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






17. Wrote The House on Mango Street






18. 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






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






20. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






22. 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






23. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






25. Wrote The Glory Field






26. 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






27. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






29. Wrote The Hobbit






30. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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31. 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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32. 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






33. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






35. Wrote The Outsiders






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






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

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






43. Wrote Charlotte's Web






44. Wrote Shiloh






45. '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






46. 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'






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






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






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






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