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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Pigman






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






3. 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






4. Wrote Walk Two Moons






5. 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






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






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






8. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






9. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






10. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. Wrote Holes






15. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






16. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






17. Wrote Hoot






18. heroic fantasy novel about a small group of British rabbits; Fiver - a young runt rabbit who is a seer - receives a frightening vision of his warren's imminent destruction






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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

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25. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Wrote Roll of Thunder






31. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






32. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






33. 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






34. 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






35. Wrote The Glory Field






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






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






38. Wrote Hatchet






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 Jane Eyre






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






42. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






43. 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.






44. 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






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






46. Wrote Wuthering Heights






47. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






48. 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






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






50. 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