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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote The Pigman






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






4. 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






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






6. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






7. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






8. 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






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






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






11. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






13. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Wrote Hatchet






26. Wrote The Hobbit






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






34. 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






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


36. A monomaniacal captain tries and fails to kill a monstrous white whale; adventure story - quest tale - allegory; protagonist: Ishmael - Ahab; antogonist: Ahab - great white sperm whale






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






38. Wrote Sounder






39. Wrote The Glory Field






40. 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






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






42. Wrote Shiloh






43. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s






44. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






45. 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






46. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






47. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






48. 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






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






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