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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






2. 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






3. 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






4. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






6. 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






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






8. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






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






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






12. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






19. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






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






21. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






22. Inspired by witch's prophecy - a man murders his way to the throne of Scotland - but his conscience plagues him and his fellow lords rise up against him; themes: unchecked ambition as a corrupting force - relationship between cruelty and masculinity






23. Wrote The Glory Field






24. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






25. Wrote The Great Gatsby






26. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






27. 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'






28. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. Wrote Sounder






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






35. 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






36. Wrote Holes






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






38. A young woman (Esther Greenwood) whose talent and intelligence have brought her close to achieving her dreams must overcome suicidal tendencies






39. Wrote The Pigman






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






41. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






43. Wrote Doctor Faustus






44. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






46. A group of English boys (Jack - Piggy - Ralph - Roger - Sam - Eric - and Simon) - marooned on an island - rapidly turn lawless and bloodthirsty






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






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






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