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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. 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






2. Wrote Night






3. 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






4. Wrote Shiloh






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






6. 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






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






8. 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'






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






10. 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






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 Watership Down






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






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






15. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






16. A young woman (Esther Greenwood) whose talent and intelligence have brought her close to achieving her dreams must overcome suicidal tendencies






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






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






19. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






20. 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






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






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






23. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






24. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






25. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






26. 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






27. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






30. Wrote Doctor Faustus






31. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






32. Wrote 'History of a Nun;' prolific dramatist of the Restoration (18th century) - one of the first English female writers






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






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






35. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






36. 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






37. Wrote Hoot






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






39. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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40. Wrote The Yearling






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






42. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






43. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






50. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru







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