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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






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






4. Wrote Johnny Tremain






5. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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

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7. 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






8. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






9. Wrote Shiloh






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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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15. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






16. 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






17. 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






18. Wrote Holes






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






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






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






22. Wrote Night






23. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






25. Wrote Frankenstein; Romantic British novelist - short story writer - dramatist - essayist - biographer - travel writer






26. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






27. 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






28. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






29. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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 Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






37. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






39. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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. 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






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






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






44. Wrote Sounder






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






46. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






48. Wrote The Outsiders






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






50. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia