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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






4. Wrote Night






5. Wrote Holes






6. 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






7. Wrote Doctor Faustus






8. Wrote Jane Eyre






9. Wrote Walk Two Moons






10. Wrote Charlotte's Web






11. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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12. 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






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






14. 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






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 '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






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






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






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






20. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






21. Wrote Hoot






22. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






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






24. 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






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






26. '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






27. 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.






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Wrote The Aeneid






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






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






34. Wrote Out of the Dust






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. Wrote Sounder






40. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






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






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






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






45. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






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






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






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







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