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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Shiloh






2. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






3. Wrote The Pigman






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






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






6. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. Wrote Watership Down






13. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. 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.






19. Wrote Maniac Magee






20. Wrote The Great Gatsby






21. 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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22. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






24. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






25. Wrote Sounder






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






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






28. Wrote Charlotte's Web






29. Wrote Night






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






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






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






33. Wrote The Yearling






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

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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






42. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. Wrote Walk Two Moons






48. '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






49. 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






50. Wrote Alice In Wonderland