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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Watership Down






2. Wrote Doctor Faustus






3. 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






4. 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






5. Inspired by witch's prophecy - a man murders his way to the throne of Scotland - but his conscience plagues him and his fellow lords rise up against him; themes: unchecked ambition as a corrupting force - relationship between cruelty and masculinity






6. Wrote Sounder






7. 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;






8. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






9. 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






10. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru






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






12. Wrote A Wrinkle in Time - A Swiftly Tilting Planet - A Wind in the Door - The Small Rain - 24 Days before Christmas

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13. '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






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






15. 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






16. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






18. Wrote The Yearling






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






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






21. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






23. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






25. Wrote The Chocolate War






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






27. Wrote The Aeneid






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






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






30. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






37. Wrote The Outsiders






38. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






40. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






46. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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

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48. After two marriages to oppressive men - a woman (Janie Crawford) finds temporary happiness with a husband twelve years her junior; themes: the illusion of power - non - necessity of relationships - folkloric quality of religion






49. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






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