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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. Wrote Jane Eyre






4. 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






5. Wrote Shiloh






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






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


8. 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






9. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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. 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






13. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






15. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






16. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






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






19. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






20. Wrote Maniac Magee






21. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






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






23. Wrote The Call of the Wild - Sea - Wolf - White Fang






24. Wrote Wuthering Heights






25. Wrote The Hobbit






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






27. 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






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






29. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






30. 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






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






32. Wrote Roll of Thunder






33. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






34. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






35. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






36. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






38. Wrote The Outsiders






39. Wrote The Yearling






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






41. A Trojan (Aeneas) destined to found Rome - undergoes many trials on land and sea during his journey to Italy - finally defeating the Latin Turnus and avenging the murder of Pallas.






42. Wrote 'The Birth - Mark -' The Scarlet Letter; works are considered part of the Romantic movement (specifically dark romancism)






43. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






45. '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






46. Wrote Watership Down






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






48. Wrote Hoot






49. 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






50. 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