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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






2. 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






3. 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






4. Wrote Hoot






5. Wrote The Aeneid






6. Wrote Watership Down






7. Wrote Ethan Frome






8. Wrote The Yearling






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






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






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






12. Wrote The Outsiders






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






14. Wrote The Call of the Wild - Sea - Wolf - White Fang






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. After surviving a poverty - stricken childhood - the death of his mother - a cruel stepfather - and an unfortunate first marriage - a boys finds success as a writer; themes: plight of the weak - importance of equality in marriage - dangers of wealth






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






23. Wrote Jane Eyre






24. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






25. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






27. Wrote The Pigman






28. Wrote Roll of Thunder






29. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






31. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






33. Wrote Walk Two Moons






34. Wrote The House on Mango Street






35. Wrote Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Mansfield Park - et al.






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






37. Wrote The Hobbit






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






39. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






40. 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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41. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






42. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






44. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






45. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






47. 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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48. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






50. Wrote Maniac Magee