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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






2. Wrote The Outsiders






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






4. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






5. Wrote The Outsiders






6. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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7. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






8. Wrote 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






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






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






11. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Wrote A Wrinkle in Time - A Swiftly Tilting Planet - A Wind in the Door - The Small Rain - 24 Days before Christmas

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17. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






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






19. A group of English boys (Jack - Piggy - Ralph - Roger - Sam - Eric - and Simon) - marooned on an island - rapidly turn lawless and bloodthirsty






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






21. Wrote Walk Two Moons






22. Wrote 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






23. 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






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






25. Wrote The Chocolate War






26. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






27. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






28. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






29. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






31. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






32. 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






33. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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

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35. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






36. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






38. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






39. 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.






40. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






41. Wrote Night






42. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






44. 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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45. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






46. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






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






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






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