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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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

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






4. Wrote The Hobbit






5. Wrote Johnny Tremain






6. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






7. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






15. Wrote Hatchet






16. 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






17. 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






18. Wrote The Chocolate War






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






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






21. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






22. Wrote The Pigman






23. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Wrote Shiloh






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






30. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






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






32. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






34. Wrote The Outsiders






35. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






42. Wrote The Yearling






43. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






44. Wrote The Aeneid






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






46. 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






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






48. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






49. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






50. NOT anti - society or anti - community; presupposes that the mind is initially the subject to an unhappy conformity; calls on individuals to value their own thoughts - opinions - experiences above those presented to them by other individuals - societ

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