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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






6. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






8. Wrote Hatchet






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






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






11. 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






12. Wrote The Aeneid






13. Wrote Jane Eyre






14. 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






15. 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






16. Wrote Shiloh






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






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






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






20. Wrote Doctor Faustus






21. Wrote Roll of Thunder






22. Wrote The Outsiders






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






24. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






25. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






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






28. A Trojan (Aeneas) destined to found Rome - undergoes many trials on land and sea during his journey to Italy - finally defeating the Latin Turnus and avenging the murder of Pallas.






29. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






30. 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






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






32. Wrote 'In Reference to her Children;' English - American writer - first notable American poet; first woman to be published in Colonial America






33. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






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






36. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






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






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






40. Wrote Walk Two Moons






41. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






43. 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






44. Wrote Out of the Dust






45. Wrote Watership Down






46. 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






47. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






49. 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






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