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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






8. Wrote Sounder






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






10. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






11. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






12. Wrote The Outsiders






13. Wrote The House on Mango Street






14. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






16. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






17. 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






18. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins


19. 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






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






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






22. Wrote The Aeneid






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Wrote Wuthering Heights






28. Wrote Charlotte's Web






29. '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






30. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






31. 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






32. Wrote The Chocolate War






33. Wrote Shiloh






34. 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






35. Wrote Holes






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






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






38. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






39. 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






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






41. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






42. 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


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






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






45. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






46. 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;






47. Wrote Walk Two Moons






48. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






50. 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