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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. 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






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






4. Wrote The House on Mango Street






5. Epic/novel poem written in blank verse and encompasses nine books (the woman's number - the number of the prophetic books of Sibyl)






6. 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'






7. An argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state

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






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






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






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






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






13. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






14. 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






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






16. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






17. Wrote The Hobbit






18. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






20. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






21. 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






22. 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






23. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






24. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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 Giver - Number the Stars






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






28. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






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






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






31. Wrote Out of the Dust






32. Wrote Night






33. 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






34. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






35. Wrote Johnny Tremain






36. Wrote Sounder






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






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






39. Wrote Shiloh






40. 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






41. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






42. 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






43. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Wrote Holes






50. Wrote The Voice on the Radio