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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






2. 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






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






4. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






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






7. Wrote The Yearling






8. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






10. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins


11. Wrote Out of the Dust






12. 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






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






14. Wrote Sounder






15. 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






16. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






17. Wrote The Pigman






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






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






20. Wrote Hatchet






21. Wrote Holes






22. Wrote The Hobbit






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






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






31. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






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






34. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






36. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






38. Wrote Ethan Frome






39. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






40. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






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






42. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






44. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s