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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






3. Wrote The Glory Field






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






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






6. '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






7. Wrote 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






8. 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






9. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






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






12. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. Wrote Hoot






24. 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.






25. 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






26. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






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






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






30. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






31. Wrote The Outsiders






32. Wrote The Yearling






33. A monomaniacal captain tries and fails to kill a monstrous white whale; adventure story - quest tale - allegory; protagonist: Ishmael - Ahab; antogonist: Ahab - great white sperm whale






34. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






35. 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






36. Wrote The Real McCoy: The Life of an American Inventor






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






38. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Sandy whose family must deal with a variety of struggles imposed upon them due to their race and class in society in addition to relating to one another






39. Wrote The Aeneid






40. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






42. Wrote The Pigman






43. Wrote The Hobbit






44. 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






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






47. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






48. 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






49. Wrote The House on Mango Street






50. Wrote Out of the Dust