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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






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






5. Wrote Holes






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. Wrote Frankenstein; Romantic British novelist - short story writer - dramatist - essayist - biographer - travel writer






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






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






13. 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






14. 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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15. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






16. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






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






18. 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






19. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown






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






21. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






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






24. Wrote The Pigman






25. 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






26. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






27. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






29. 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






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






32. 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






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






34. Wrote The Chocolate War






35. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






37. 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






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






39. Wrote A Wrinkle in Time - A Swiftly Tilting Planet - A Wind in the Door - The Small Rain - 24 Days before Christmas

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






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






42. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






45. Wrote Ethan Frome






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 Glory Field






48. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






49. 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






50. Wrote The Aeneid






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