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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






17. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






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






31. Wrote Holes






32. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






33. Wrote Watership Down






34. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






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






37. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






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






40. Wrote Sounder






41. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






42. 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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43. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






44. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






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






46. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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 The Weary Blues - The Ways of White Folks - and Not Without Laughter; American poet - novelist - playwright - short story writer - and columnist; early innovator for literary art known as jazz poetry; best known for work during Harlem Renaissan






49. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






50. 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







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