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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






2. Wrote Hatchet






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






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






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






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






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






8. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






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






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






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






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






13. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






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






16. Wrote The Outsiders






17. Wrote Doctor Faustus






18. 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






19. '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






20. 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






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






23. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






24. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






26. Wrote Hoot






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Wrote Watership Down






34. Wrote Roll of Thunder






35. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






41. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






43. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






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






45. 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






46. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






47. 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.






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






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






50. Wrote The Glory Field