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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote 'The Birth - Mark -' The Scarlet Letter; works are considered part of the Romantic movement (specifically dark romancism)






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






4. Wrote The Weary Blues - The Ways of White Folks - and Not Without Laughter; American poet - novelist - playwright - short story writer - and columnist; early innovator for literary art known as jazz poetry; best known for work during Harlem Renaissan






5. 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






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






7. Wrote Out of the Dust






8. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






17. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






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






20. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






21. 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;






22. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






23. Wrote Ethan Frome






24. Wrote Hatchet






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






26. 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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27. Wrote The Yearling






28. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






29. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






30. 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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31. 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






32. Wrote Doctor Faustus






33. 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'






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






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






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

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37. Wrote Watership Down






38. 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.






39. 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






40. Wrote The Great Gatsby






41. Wrote The Aeneid






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






43. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






44. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






45. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






46. Wrote The House on Mango Street






47. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






50. Wrote The Canterbury Tales







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