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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






2. Wrote The Pigman






3. 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'






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






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






6. Wrote The House on Mango Street






7. Wrote Watership Down






8. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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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14. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






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






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






18. Wrote Holes






19. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






20. Wrote Wuthering Heights






21. Wrote Out of the Dust






22. 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






23. Wrote My Antonia; prolific during the 1920s - reputation as one of the most important post - Civil War American authors






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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30. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






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






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






35. After having an affair with a handsome military man - a woman kills herself; russion - 1970s - psychological novel






36. 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






37. Wrote Charlotte's Web






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






42. '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






43. 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






44. Wrote Doctor Faustus






45. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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 Because of Winn - Dixie






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






49. Wrote The Real McCoy: The Life of an American Inventor






50. Wrote Julie of the Wolves