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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. Wrote The Glory Field






4. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






12. Wrote Walk Two Moons






13. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






15. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






16. Wrote Watership Down






17. Wrote The Great Gatsby






18. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






20. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






21. 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






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






23. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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24. Wrote 'A Fisherman -' 'The Second Coming -' and 'Easter 1916;' Irish poet and dramatist; foremost figures of 20th century literature; British WWI poet






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






26. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






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






29. Wrote Charlotte's Web






30. Wrote Jane Eyre






31. Wrote The Yearling






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






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






41. 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






42. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






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






45. 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






46. 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;






47. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






48. '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






49. Wrote Johnny Tremain






50. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear