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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. Wrote Sounder






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






5. Wrote Hoot






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






7. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






9. 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






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






11. Wrote Ethan Frome






12. Wrote The Hobbit






13. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






14. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






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






17. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






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






19. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






20. Wrote Holes






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. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






32. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






33. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






34. Wrote Shiloh






35. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






36. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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.






42. Wrote Night






43. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






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






46. Wrote The Real McCoy: The Life of an American Inventor






47. 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






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






49. 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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50. Wrote The Canterbury Tales