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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. 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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3. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






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

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6. Wrote The Outsiders






7. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






8. Wrote Watership Down






9. Wrote The Yearling






10. 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






11. Wrote Sounder






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






13. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






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






16. Wrote Roll of Thunder






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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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24. 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






25. Wrote Hatchet






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Wrote The Pigman






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






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






33. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






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






35. Wrote Crime and Punishment; Russian writer - essayist - philosopher






36. Wrote Shiloh






37. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






39. 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






40. Wrote Night






41. A monomaniacal captain tries and fails to kill a monstrous white whale; adventure story - quest tale - allegory; protagonist: Ishmael - Ahab; antogonist: Ahab - great white sperm whale






42. Wrote Wuthering Heights






43. 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;






44. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






45. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






46. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






47. Wrote Jane Eyre






48. Wrote The Outsiders






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






50. 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






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