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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






9. Wrote Shiloh






10. Wrote Watership Down






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






12. 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






13. Wrote The Glory Field






14. Wrote Johnny Tremain






15. Wrote Out of the Dust






16. Wrote The Great Gatsby






17. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






19. 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






20. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






21. Wrote The Yearling






22. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






23. Wrote Roll of Thunder






24. Wrote Hoot






25. Wrote Hatchet






26. 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;






27. 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






28. '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






29. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






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






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






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






42. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






44. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






46. 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






47. Wrote Walk Two Moons






48. Wrote Jane Eyre






49. 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






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