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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






6. 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.






7. '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






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






9. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






11. 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;






12. Wrote The Hobbit






13. Wrote Doctor Faustus






14. 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






15. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






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






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






18. 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






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






20. Maintains the bird metaphor throughout the poem's ninety - six lines - describing the various 'flights' of five of her children and her concerns about those remaining in the nest


21. 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






22. Wrote Johnny Tremain






23. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






24. 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






25. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






31. Wrote Shiloh






32. Wrote The Outsiders






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






39. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






40. 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






41. Wrote A Wrinkle in Time - A Swiftly Tilting Planet - A Wind in the Door - The Small Rain - 24 Days before Christmas


42. Wrote Sounder






43. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






44. Wrote Ethan Frome






45. Wrote Watership Down






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






47. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






49. 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






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