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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A girl (Alice) falls asleep and dreams of a series of adventures; children's novel; fantasy






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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.






7. Wrote The Outsiders






8. 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






9. 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






10. In a futuristic America - a firefighter (Guy Montag) decides to buck society - stop burning books - and start seeking knowledge; themes: censorship - knowledge vs. ignorance - religion as a knowledge giver






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






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






13. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






15. 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'






16. 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






17. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






18. 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






19. Wrote The Fall of the House of Usher - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - and The Raven; wrote poems: 'To Science -' 'The City and the Sea -' and 'Silence;' American writer - poet - editor and literary critic; part of American Romantic Movement






20. 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






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






22. Wrote Doctor Faustus






23. 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






24. Wrote The Yearling






25. Wrote Watership Down






26. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






27. 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






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






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






30. 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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31. 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






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






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






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






35. Wrote Shiloh






36. Wrote Holes






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






38. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






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






41. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






42. 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






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






44. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru






45. Wrote Out of the Dust






46. Wrote Maniac Magee






47. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






48. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






50. Wrote The Hobbit