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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote Shiloh






2. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






3. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






4. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






5. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






6. 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






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






8. Wrote 'The Road Not Taken;' American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times






9. 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






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






11. Wrote The Aeneid






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






13. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






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






16. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






18. Wrote The Great Gatsby






19. Wrote The Outsiders






20. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






21. 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'






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






23. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






24. 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






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






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






27. '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






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






29. After surviving a poverty - stricken childhood - the death of his mother - a cruel stepfather - and an unfortunate first marriage - a boys finds success as a writer; themes: plight of the weak - importance of equality in marriage - dangers of wealth






30. 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






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






32. Wrote The Outsiders






33. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






34. Wrote The Pigman






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






36. Wrote Hoot






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 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






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






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






41. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






43. After two marriages to oppressive men - a woman (Janie Crawford) finds temporary happiness with a husband twelve years her junior; themes: the illusion of power - non - necessity of relationships - folkloric quality of religion






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






45. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






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






48. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






50. NOT anti - society or anti - community; presupposes that the mind is initially the subject to an unhappy conformity; calls on individuals to value their own thoughts - opinions - experiences above those presented to them by other individuals - societ

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