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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote Hoot






3. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






4. Wrote The Yearling






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






6. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






7. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






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






10. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






16. 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






17. Wrote The Great Gatsby






18. 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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19. Wrote Watership Down






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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 Shiloh






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






31. 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






32. Wrote The Hobbit






33. Wrote The Outsiders






34. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






36. 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






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






38. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






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






40. 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






41. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






42. Wrote The Chocolate War






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






44. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






46. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






47. 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






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






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






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