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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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

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






7. Wrote Watership Down






8. Wrote Night






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






10. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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11. 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






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






13. Wrote The Outsiders






14. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God; 20th century African - American writer; folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance






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






16. Wrote Crime and Punishment; Russian writer - essayist - philosopher






17. 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






18. Wrote The Story of My Life and The Frost King; American author - political activist - lecturer; first deafblind person to earn BA






19. 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






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






21. Wrote The Chocolate War






22. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






24. '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






25. Wrote Maniac Magee






26. Wrote The Aeneid






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






28. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






29. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






31. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






32. Wrote Walk Two Moons






33. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






34. 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






35. Wrote The Outsiders






36. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






38. Wrote The Hobbit






39. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






40. Wrote The Pigman






41. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






42. 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






43. Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 20th century Irish author






44. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






46. 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






47. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






48. 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






49. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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