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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Wrote Hatchet






9. Wrote 'A Fisherman -' 'The Second Coming -' and 'Easter 1916;' Irish poet and dramatist; foremost figures of 20th century literature; British WWI poet






10. 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






11. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






13. Wrote Holes






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






15. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






16. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






19. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






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






22. 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;






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Wrote Out of the Dust






29. 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






30. Wrote A Farewell to Arms - The Old Man and the Sea - and The Sun Also Rises; American writer and journalist; veteran of WWI - belongs to literary movement called 'The Lost Generation'






31. '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






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






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






34. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






35. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






38. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






39. 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






40. 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

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41. Wrote The Yearling






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






43. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






44. 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






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






46. Wrote The House on Mango Street






47. Wrote Night






48. Wrote The Outsiders






49. 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






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







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