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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. 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'






3. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






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






5. 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






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






7. 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.






8. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






9. Wrote Roll of Thunder






10. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






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






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






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






15. Wrote The Aeneid






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






17. 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






18. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






19. Wrote Wuthering Heights






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






26. Wrote Sounder






27. Maintains the bird metaphor throughout the poem's ninety - six lines - describing the various 'flights' of five of her children and her concerns about those remaining in the nest

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

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29. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






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






31. '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






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






33. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






35. 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






36. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






37. 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






38. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






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






41. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






42. 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






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






44. Wrote The Glory Field






45. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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46. Wrote Maniac Magee






47. 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






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






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






50. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle