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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






7. Wrote The Eye - the Ear - and the Arm






8. Four March sisters (Amy - Jo - Beth - Meg) in 19th century New England struggle with poverty - juggle their duties - and their desire to find love






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






10. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






11. 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






12. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






13. 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






14. Wrote Shiloh






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






22. Wrote The Outsiders






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






25. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






27. 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






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






29. Wrote The Pigman






30. 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






31. 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






32. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






34. Wrote The Aeneid






35. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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36. Wrote Watership Down






37. An ex- slave is haunted by the memory of the daughter she killed; historical fiction - ghost story; characters include: Baby Suggs - Denver - Sethe






38. Wrote Hoot






39. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






45. Wrote 'Self - Reliance;' Transcendentalist poet - essayist - speaker






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






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






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






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






50. 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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