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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. 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






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






5. Wrote Doctor Faustus






6. 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






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






8. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






9. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






10. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






11. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






12. Wrote Night






13. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






14. 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






15. '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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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. 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 Sounder






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






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






31. 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






32. Wrote 'A Fisherman -' 'The Second Coming -' and 'Easter 1916;' Irish poet and dramatist; foremost figures of 20th century literature; British WWI poet






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






34. A group of Chinese mothers and their American - born daughters struggle to communicate and understand each other; four families dipicted Woo - Jong - Hsu - and St. Clair






35. 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






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






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






38. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






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






41. Wrote The Yearling






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. Wrote Shiloh






47. Wrote The Glory Field






48. 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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49. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






50. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle







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