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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. 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






2. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. Wrote The Hobbit






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






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






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






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






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






13. Wrote The House on Mango Street






14. 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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15. 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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






22. Wrote Ethan Frome






23. Wrote The Chocolate War






24. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






25. Wrote Sounder






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






27. 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






28. A man is shipwrecked on an island - where he lives for more than 20 years - fending off cannibals and creating a pleasant life for himself






29. Wrote The Great Gatsby






30. Wrote Maniac Magee






31. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






32. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






33. Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 20th century Irish author






34. 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






35. Wrote Watership Down






36. '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






37. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






38. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






39. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






40. 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






41. Wrote The Pigman






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






43. 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






44. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






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






46. 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






47. Wrote Doctor Faustus






48. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






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