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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A girl (Alice) falls asleep and dreams of a series of adventures; children's novel; fantasy






2. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






4. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






6. Wrote Johnny Tremain






7. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Wrote Wuthering Heights






14. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






15. 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






16. Wrote The Pigman






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






18. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






19. 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






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






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






22. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






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






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






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






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






27. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






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






30. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Wrote Sounder






37. Wrote Night






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






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






40. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






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






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






50. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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