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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s






2. 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






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






4. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






6. Wrote Watership Down






7. Wrote Hoot






8. '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






9. 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;






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






11. 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






12. Wrote The Outsiders






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

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14. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






15. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






16. 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






17. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






19. Wrote Out of the Dust






20. Wrote Wuthering Heights






21. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






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






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






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






26. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






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






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






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






30. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






32. 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






33. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






34. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






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






37. A pampered dog (Buck) adjusts to the harsh realities of life in the North as he struggles with his recovered wild instincts and finds a master (John Thorton) who treats him right; novel - adventure story - setting late 1890s






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






39. Wrote Night






40. Wrote Sounder






41. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






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






44. 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






45. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






46. Wrote The Hobbit






47. Wrote 'Self - Reliance;' Transcendentalist poet - essayist - speaker






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






49. 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






50. Wrote The Pigman