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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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.






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






3. 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






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






6. 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






7. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






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






10. Wrote 'Self - Reliance;' Transcendentalist poet - essayist - speaker






11. 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






12. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






13. A man is shipwrecked on an island - where he lives for more than 20 years - fending off cannibals and creating a pleasant life for himself






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






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






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






17. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






18. Wrote The Aeneid






19. Wrote Ethan Frome






20. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






26. Wrote The House on Mango Street






27. 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






28. Wrote The Yearling






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






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






31. '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






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






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

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34. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






35. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






36. Wrote The Pigman






37. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






38. 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'






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






40. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






42. Wrote Watership Down






43. Wrote The Chocolate War






44. 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






45. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






46. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






48. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






49. 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






50. 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