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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Hobbit






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






3. 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






4. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






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






6. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






7. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






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






9. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






18. '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






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 Giver - Number the Stars






21. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






23. Wrote Night






24. Wrote The Glory Field






25. Wrote Roll of Thunder






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






30. Wrote Shiloh






31. 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.






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






33. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






34. 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






35. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






42. 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






43. 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'






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






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






46. Wrote Holes






47. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






48. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






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