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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. After having an affair with a handsome military man - a woman kills herself; russion - 1970s - psychological novel






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






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 The Catcher in the Rye






5. Wrote Hatchet






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






7. Wrote Johnny Tremain






8. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






10. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






11. 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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12. 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






13. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






15. Wrote The Hobbit






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






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






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






19. Wrote The Chocolate War






20. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






28. Wrote Charlotte's Web






29. Wrote Shiloh






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






35. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






36. Wrote The Pigman






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






38. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Wrote The Outsiders






49. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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







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