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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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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2. Wrote The Yearling






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






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






5. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






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






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






9. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






11. A group of animals mount a successful rebellion against the farmer who rules them - but their dreams of equality for all are ruined when one pig seizes power; novella - dystopian animal fable






12. 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






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






14. Wrote Roll of Thunder






15. 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






16. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






17. Wrote Hoot






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






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






20. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






21. 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.






22. Wrote The Outsiders






23. A girl (Alice) falls asleep and dreams of a series of adventures; children's novel; fantasy






24. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Wrote Sounder






30. Wrote The Glory Field






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






32. Wrote Holes






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






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






35. 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






36. Wrote The Aeneid






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






38. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






40. 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






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






42. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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

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44. Wrote 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle;' American author - essayist - biographer - historian






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






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






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






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






49. Wrote Jane Eyre






50. 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