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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






5. Wrote Leaves of Grass; celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy






6. Wrote Hoot






7. A group of Chinese mothers and their American - born daughters struggle to communicate and understand each other; four families dipicted Woo - Jong - Hsu - and St. Clair






8. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






9. 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






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






11. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






12. 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






13. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






14. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






15. Wrote The Hobbit






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






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






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 The Catcher in the Rye






20. 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


21. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






23. 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






24. Wrote The House on Mango Street






25. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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


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






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






29. Wrote The Glory Field






30. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






31. Wrote The Chocolate War






32. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






33. Wrote The Yearling






34. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






35. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






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






37. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






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 Shiloh






40. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






41. Wrote The Outsiders






42. A pampered dog (Buck) adjusts to the harsh realities of life in the North as he struggles with his recovered wild instincts and finds a master (John Thorton) who treats him right; novel - adventure story - setting late 1890s






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






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






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






46. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






48. 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'






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






50. 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