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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Outsiders






2. 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






3. Wrote Holes






4. 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






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






6. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






7. Wrote Roll of Thunder






8. Wrote The Hobbit






9. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






10. 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






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






12. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






14. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






16. '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






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






18. Wrote Out of the Dust






19. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






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






21. Wrote The Aeneid






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






23. 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'






24. In a futuristic America - a firefighter (Guy Montag) decides to buck society - stop burning books - and start seeking knowledge; themes: censorship - knowledge vs. ignorance - religion as a knowledge giver






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






26. Wrote Maniac Magee






27. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






28. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






30. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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

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37. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






38. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






39. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






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






43. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Wrote Sounder






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






50. 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