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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






3. 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






4. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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5. Wrote The Hobbit






6. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






9. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






11. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






12. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






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. 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






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






17. Wrote The Outsiders






18. 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






19. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






20. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






21. 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






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






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






24. Wrote The Glory Field






25. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






26. 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






27. 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






28. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






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






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






32. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






34. '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






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






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






37. Wrote Shiloh






38. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






39. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






40. Wrote Charlotte's Web






41. 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






42. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






44. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






50. 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







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