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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






3. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






4. 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






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. 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






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






8. Wrote The Yearling






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






10. Wrote The Outsiders






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






12. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






13. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






14. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






15. 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






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






17. Wrote 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






18. 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'






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






20. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






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






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






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






25. Wrote Jane Eyre






26. Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 20th century Irish author






27. Wrote The Glory Field






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






29. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






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






31. 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






32. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins


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






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






35. Wrote Night






36. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






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






39. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






41. 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






42. '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






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. A pampered dog (Buck) adjusts to the harsh realities of life in the North as he struggles with his recovered wild instincts and finds a master (John Thorton) who treats him right; novel - adventure story - setting late 1890s






47. Wrote The Chocolate War






48. Wrote The Pigman






49. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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