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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote The Aeneid






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






13. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






15. Wrote Shiloh






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






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






18. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






19. Wrote The Yearling






20. 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.






21. 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






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






23. Wrote The Glory Field






24. 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






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






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






28. Wrote The Pigman






29. Wrote Hatchet






30. Told in chapters alternating from Lorraine's and John's point of view - opens with an 'Oath -' signed by both John and Lorraine - two high school sophomores - in which they swear to tell only the facts - in this 'memorial epic' about their experience






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






32. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






33. Wrote The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds - The Time Machine






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. A pampered dog (Buck) adjusts to the harsh realities of life in the North as he struggles with his recovered wild instincts and finds a master (John Thorton) who treats him right; novel - adventure story - setting late 1890s






39. 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






40. 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'






41. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






43. 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






44. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






46. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






47. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






49. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






50. Wrote Ethan Frome







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