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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Wuthering Heights






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Wrote Sounder






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






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






11. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






12. Wrote Holes






13. 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;






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






15. 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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16. Wrote The Chocolate War






17. Wrote The Outsiders






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






19. 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






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






21. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






22. Wrote Hoot






23. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






25. '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






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






27. Wrote Johnny Tremain






28. Wrote The House on Mango Street






29. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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30. Wrote Shiloh






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






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






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






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






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






36. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






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






38. 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






39. 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'






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






41. Wrote Charlotte's Web






42. 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






43. Wrote The Aeneid






44. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






45. 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






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






47. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






48. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






49. 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






50. Wrote Mrs. Dalloway - Night and Day - The Voyage Out - and Jacob's Room; English novelist and essayist; one of the foremost modernist literary figures of 20th century







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