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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Outsiders






2. Wrote Doctor Faustus






3. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






4. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






6. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






8. 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






9. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






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






12. Wrote The Chocolate War






13. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. Wrote The Aeneid






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






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






29. Wrote Hatchet






30. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






32. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






34. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






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






36. 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






37. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






38. Wrote A Farewell to Arms - The Old Man and the Sea - and The Sun Also Rises; American writer and journalist; veteran of WWI - belongs to literary movement called 'The Lost Generation'






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






40. 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






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






42. Wrote Out of the Dust






43. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






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 Charlotte's Web






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






48. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






49. Wrote Walk Two Moons






50. 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