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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






5. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






9. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins


10. An ex- slave is haunted by the memory of the daughter she killed; historical fiction - ghost story; characters include: Baby Suggs - Denver - Sethe






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






12. Wrote Hatchet






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






14. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






16. Wrote Jane Eyre






17. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






19. Wrote Wuthering Heights






20. 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






21. Wrote The Aeneid






22. 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






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






24. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






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






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






27. 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






28. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






30. Wrote Walk Two Moons






31. Wrote Roll of Thunder






32. A monomaniacal captain tries and fails to kill a monstrous white whale; adventure story - quest tale - allegory; protagonist: Ishmael - Ahab; antogonist: Ahab - great white sperm whale






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






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






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






36. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






37. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






39. Wrote Maniac Magee






40. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






42. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






43. Wrote Sounder






44. 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






45. 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






46. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru






47. Wrote Frankenstein; Romantic British novelist - short story writer - dramatist - essayist - biographer - travel writer






48. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






50. 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