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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. '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






2. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






3. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






4. 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






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






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






7. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






9. 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






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






11. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






13. 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






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






15. Wrote The Hobbit






16. Wrote Hatchet






17. 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'






18. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






19. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






21. Wrote The Yearling






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






23. Wrote Holes






24. Wrote The Glory Field






25. Wrote Hoot






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






27. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






29. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






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






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






33. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






34. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






35. 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






36. Wrote Night






37. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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

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40. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






42. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






43. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






44. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






45. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






47. Wrote Shiloh






48. 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






49. 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






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