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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






4. Wrote Maniac Magee






5. 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






6. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






7. 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






8. Wrote Sounder






9. 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






10. Wrote Out of the Dust






11. 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






12. Wrote Holes






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






14. Wrote 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle;' American author - essayist - biographer - historian






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






16. Wrote Night






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






24. Wrote The Yearling






25. A young woman (Esther Greenwood) whose talent and intelligence have brought her close to achieving her dreams must overcome suicidal tendencies






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






27. Wrote Shiloh






28. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






30. 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






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






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 Their Eyes Were Watching God; 20th century African - American writer; folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance






34. Wrote Ethan Frome






35. Wrote The Pigman






36. 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






37. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






38. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






39. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






40. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






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






43. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






44. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






45. Wrote Wuthering Heights






46. Wrote The Hobbit






47. 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






48. Wrote The Aeneid






49. Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Irish playwright - poet - and author of numerous short stories and one novel






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