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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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

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3. Wrote Sounder






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






5. Wrote Shiloh






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






7. Wrote Jane Eyre






8. Wrote The Glory Field






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Wrote Maniac Magee






13. Wrote 'Prometheus Unbound -' 'Ode to the West Wind -' and 'To A Skylark'






14. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






15. 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






16. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






18. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






19. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. Wrote The House on Mango Street






30. Wrote Leaves of Grass; celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy






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






32. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






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






35. Wrote The Pigman






36. 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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37. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






39. Wrote The Chocolate War






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






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






42. 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






43. Wrote Charlotte's Web






44. Wrote The Great Gatsby






45. 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.






46. 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






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






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






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






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