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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A group of English boys (Jack - Piggy - Ralph - Roger - Sam - Eric - and Simon) - marooned on an island - rapidly turn lawless and bloodthirsty






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






3. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






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






6. 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






7. Wrote Sounder






8. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






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






11. Wrote The Aeneid






12. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






13. 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'






14. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






18. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






19. Wrote Night






20. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Sandy whose family must deal with a variety of struggles imposed upon them due to their race and class in society in addition to relating to one another






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






23. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






24. Wrote Shiloh






25. Wrote Holes






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






27. Wrote The Glory Field






28. 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






29. 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






30. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






31. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






32. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






34. 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






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






36. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






38. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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39. Wrote Wuthering Heights






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






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






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






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






48. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






50. Wrote Out of the Dust