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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote 'Self - Reliance;' Transcendentalist poet - essayist - speaker






2. Wrote The Yearling






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Wrote The Chocolate War






16. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God; 20th century African - American writer; folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance






17. 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






18. Wrote The Glory Field






19. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






22. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






24. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






26. Wrote The Hobbit






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






28. Wrote The Great Gatsby






29. 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






30. Wrote Watership Down






31. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






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






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






35. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






37. Wrote Maniac Magee






38. 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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39. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






46. Wrote The Outsiders






47. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






48. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






49. Wrote Holes






50. 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