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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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;






5. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






8. 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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9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






14. Wrote Night






15. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






17. Wrote The Aeneid






18. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






19. A group of Chinese mothers and their American - born daughters struggle to communicate and understand each other; four families dipicted Woo - Jong - Hsu - and St. Clair






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






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






22. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






23. 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






24. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






25. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






27. Wrote Holes






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 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






30. Wrote The Real McCoy: The Life of an American Inventor






31. 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'






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






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






34. 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






35. Wrote The Glory Field






36. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - editor of 'The North Star -' abolitionist - was self - educated slave






41. Wrote The Outsiders






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

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43. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






44. 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






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






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






47. '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






48. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






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