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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






3. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






5. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






6. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






8. Wrote The Outsiders






9. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






10. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






11. Wrote Roll of Thunder






12. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. Wrote Shiloh






18. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






19. '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






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






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






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






23. Wrote Watership Down






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






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






26. Wrote Night






27. 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.






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






29. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






31. Wrote 'The Road Not Taken;' American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times






32. NOT anti - society or anti - community; presupposes that the mind is initially the subject to an unhappy conformity; calls on individuals to value their own thoughts - opinions - experiences above those presented to them by other individuals - societ

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33. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






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






36. 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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37. Wrote Holes






38. Wrote Charlotte's Web






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






44. 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






45. 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'






46. Wrote Johnny Tremain






47. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






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






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






50. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye