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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






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






5. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






6. 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'






7. 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






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






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






10. A girl (Alice) falls asleep and dreams of a series of adventures; children's novel; fantasy






11. Wrote Doctor Faustus






12. Wrote The Great Gatsby






13. Wrote Sounder






14. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






15. Wrote The Chocolate War






16. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






17. Wrote The Outsiders






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Wrote Watership Down






23. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






25. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Wrote Shiloh






30. 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






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






32. 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






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. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






43. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






44. Wrote Hatchet






45. Wrote Hoot






46. Wrote The Yearling






47. Wrote Johnny Tremain






48. 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






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






50. Wrote Charlotte's Web