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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. 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






3. Wrote Doctor Faustus






4. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






10. Wrote The Glory Field






11. Wrote Maniac Magee






12. 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






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






14. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






15. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






17. 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






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






19. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






20. Wrote Mrs. Dalloway - Night and Day - The Voyage Out - and Jacob's Room; English novelist and essayist; one of the foremost modernist literary figures of 20th century






21. 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






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






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






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






26. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






28. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






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






30. Wrote The Outsiders






31. 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






32. Wrote Walk Two Moons






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






38. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






39. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






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






42. Wrote The House on Mango Street






43. Wrote Out of the Dust






44. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






46. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






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






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






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






50. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine