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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






4. Wrote The Aeneid






5. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






6. Wrote Hatchet






7. 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






8. Wrote Roll of Thunder






9. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






10. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






12. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






17. Wrote The Hobbit






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






29. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






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






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






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






34. Wrote The Pigman






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






36. A group of English boys (Jack - Piggy - Ralph - Roger - Sam - Eric - and Simon) - marooned on an island - rapidly turn lawless and bloodthirsty






37. Wrote The Outsiders






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






45. Gothic novel; a scientist creates a monster - and then abandons it in horror - a decision that leads to disaster and the deaths of nearly everyone he loves






46. 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






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






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






49. Wrote Holes






50. Wrote Charlotte's Web