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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






4. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






6. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






9. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






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






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






12. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






14. 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






15. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






16. Wrote Doctor Faustus






17. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






18. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






19. Wrote Watership Down






20. 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






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






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






23. Wrote The Hobbit






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






25. 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






26. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






28. Wrote Holes






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






33. 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






34. 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






35. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






37. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






38. 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






39. '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






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






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






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






43. Wrote Hoot






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






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






46. Wrote The Pigman






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. 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.






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






50. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond