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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Lion - the Witch - and the Wardrobe






2. Wrote Sounder






3. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






4. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






5. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






6. 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






7. Wrote Roll of Thunder






8. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






9. Wrote The Pigman






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






17. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






18. 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'






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






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






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






22. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






23. 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






24. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






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






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






28. Wrote The Outsiders






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






30. 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.






31. Wrote Doctor Faustus






32. Wrote The Fall of the House of Usher - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - and The Raven; wrote poems: 'To Science -' 'The City and the Sea -' and 'Silence;' American writer - poet - editor and literary critic; part of American Romantic Movement






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






34. Wrote Hoot






35. A man is shipwrecked on an island - where he lives for more than 20 years - fending off cannibals and creating a pleasant life for himself






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






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






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






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






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 Holes






42. Wrote My Antonia; prolific during the 1920s - reputation as one of the most important post - Civil War American authors






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






44. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






46. 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






47. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






48. 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






49. 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






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