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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Glory Field






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






3. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






4. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






5. Wrote 'A Fisherman -' 'The Second Coming -' and 'Easter 1916;' Irish poet and dramatist; foremost figures of 20th century literature; British WWI poet






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






7. 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






8. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






13. Wrote Maniac Magee






14. 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






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 Night






17. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






18. 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






19. Wrote Watership Down






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

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21. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






22. 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






23. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






25. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






26. Wrote 'Civil Disobedience;' American author - poet - naturalist - tax resister - development critic - surveyor - historian - philosopher - and leading transcendentalist






27. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






28. 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'






29. Wrote Shiloh






30. Wrote Holes






31. Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Irish playwright - poet - and author of numerous short stories and one novel






32. 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






33. Maintains the bird metaphor throughout the poem's ninety - six lines - describing the various 'flights' of five of her children and her concerns about those remaining in the nest

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






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






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






37. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






39. 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;






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






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






42. A young woman (Esther Greenwood) whose talent and intelligence have brought her close to achieving her dreams must overcome suicidal tendencies






43. Wrote Walk Two Moons






44. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Wrote The Outsiders






50. 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