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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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

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3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






7. Wrote Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Mansfield Park - et al.






8. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






9. 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






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






11. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






12. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






13. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






16. Wrote The Yearling






17. Wrote Holes






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






19. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Wrote Night






25. Wrote Watership Down






26. 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






27. 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'






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






29. 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






30. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






31. Wrote The Chocolate War






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. After surviving a poverty - stricken childhood - the death of his mother - a cruel stepfather - and an unfortunate first marriage - a boys finds success as a writer; themes: plight of the weak - importance of equality in marriage - dangers of wealth






37. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






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






41. Wrote Ethan Frome






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. Wrote Roll of Thunder






46. Wrote The Outsiders






47. Wrote Walk Two Moons






48. 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






49. 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.






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