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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






3. Wrote Shiloh






4. 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






5. Wrote 'Civil Disobedience;' American author - poet - naturalist - tax resister - development critic - surveyor - historian - philosopher - and leading transcendentalist






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






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






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






9. Wrote A Wrinkle in Time - A Swiftly Tilting Planet - A Wind in the Door - The Small Rain - 24 Days before Christmas

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






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






12. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






13. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






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






16. 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






17. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






19. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






21. Wrote Sounder






22. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






23. 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'






24. 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






25. Wrote The Outsiders






26. 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






27. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






28. Wrote 'In Reference to her Children;' English - American writer - first notable American poet; first woman to be published in Colonial America






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






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






32. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






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






35. 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






36. Wrote The Real McCoy: The Life of an American Inventor






37. 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






38. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






40. Wrote Charlotte's Web






41. Wrote Holes






42. Wrote Hoot






43. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






44. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






46. 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






47. 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.






48. 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






49. 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






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







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