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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






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. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






5. Wrote The Chocolate War






6. 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






7. NOT anti - society or anti - community; presupposes that the mind is initially the subject to an unhappy conformity; calls on individuals to value their own thoughts - opinions - experiences above those presented to them by other individuals - societ

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






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






10. Wrote The Weary Blues - The Ways of White Folks - and Not Without Laughter; American poet - novelist - playwright - short story writer - and columnist; early innovator for literary art known as jazz poetry; best known for work during Harlem Renaissan






11. Wrote Ethan Frome






12. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






20. Wrote Sounder






21. A group of English boys (Jack - Piggy - Ralph - Roger - Sam - Eric - and Simon) - marooned on an island - rapidly turn lawless and bloodthirsty






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






23. 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.






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






25. Wrote The Aeneid






26. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






27. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Wrote Jane Eyre






33. '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






34. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






35. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






37. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






38. Wrote Maniac Magee






39. Wrote Charlotte's Web






40. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






41. Wrote The Yearling






42. 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






43. Wrote Shiloh






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






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






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






47. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






48. Wrote The Pigman






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






50. Wrote Little Women; American novelist