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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote Doctor Faustus






2. 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






3. Wrote The Aeneid






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Wrote Maniac Magee






20. Wrote The Pigman






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






22. 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.






23. Wrote The Yearling






24. 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






25. An ex- slave is haunted by the memory of the daughter she killed; historical fiction - ghost story; characters include: Baby Suggs - Denver - Sethe






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






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






28. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Wrote Charlotte's Web






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. Wrote The Eye - the Ear - and the Arm






39. Wrote Jane Eyre






40. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






41. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






43. NOT anti - society or anti - community; presupposes that the mind is initially the subject to an unhappy conformity; calls on individuals to value their own thoughts - opinions - experiences above those presented to them by other individuals - societ

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






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






46. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






47. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






49. 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






50. 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