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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






3. 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






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






5. Wrote Shiloh






6. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






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






8. 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






9. Wrote The Yearling






10. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






11. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






12. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






13. 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






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






15. Wrote The Hobbit






16. Wrote The Outsiders






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






18. After two marriages to oppressive men - a woman (Janie Crawford) finds temporary happiness with a husband twelve years her junior; themes: the illusion of power - non - necessity of relationships - folkloric quality of religion






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






23. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






25. Wrote The Story of My Life and The Frost King; American author - political activist - lecturer; first deafblind person to earn BA






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






27. A monomaniacal captain tries and fails to kill a monstrous white whale; adventure story - quest tale - allegory; protagonist: Ishmael - Ahab; antogonist: Ahab - great white sperm whale






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

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29. Wrote The Pigman






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






31. 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






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






33. 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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34. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






35. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






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






38. '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






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






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






41. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






43. Wrote Hoot






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Wrote Alice In Wonderland







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