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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






4. Wrote Shiloh






5. Wrote The Aeneid






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






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






8. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






9. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






10. 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






11. Wrote Holes






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






18. 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'






19. Wrote Jane Eyre






20. Wrote Walk Two Moons






21. 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






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






23. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






24. 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






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






26. Inspired by witch's prophecy - a man murders his way to the throne of Scotland - but his conscience plagues him and his fellow lords rise up against him; themes: unchecked ambition as a corrupting force - relationship between cruelty and masculinity






27. Wrote The Outsiders






28. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






30. Wrote Charlotte's Web






31. Wrote Watership Down






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






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






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






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






36. Wrote Doctor Faustus






37. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






38. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






39. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






45. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






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






47. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






48. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






49. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






50. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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