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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote My Antonia; prolific during the 1920s - reputation as one of the most important post - Civil War American authors






2. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






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






9. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






11. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






12. Wrote Johnny Tremain






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






14. 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;






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






16. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






17. Wrote Roll of Thunder






18. 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






19. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






21. Wrote Night






22. 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






23. 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






24. Wrote Ethan Frome






25. 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






26. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






27. Wrote 'Civil Disobedience;' American author - poet - naturalist - tax resister - development critic - surveyor - historian - philosopher - and leading transcendentalist






28. 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






29. '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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






38. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






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






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






42. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






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






45. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






46. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






47. Wrote Out of the Dust






48. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






49. 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






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