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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






3. 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






4. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






5. 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






6. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






7. 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






8. Wrote Shiloh






9. Wrote 'The Road Not Taken;' American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times






10. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






12. Wrote The Pigman






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






14. Wrote The House on Mango Street






15. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






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






18. Wrote Roll of Thunder






19. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






20. 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






21. 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






22. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






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






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






26. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






28. Wrote Hatchet






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






30. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






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






33. Wrote Jane Eyre






34. Wrote Night






35. 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






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






37. Wrote The Yearling






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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






43. Wrote Sounder






44. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






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






47. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






49. 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






50. 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






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