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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






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






4. 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






5. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






6. Wrote Holes






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






8. Wrote Doctor Faustus






9. 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






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






11. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






20. 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






21. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






23. Wrote The Aeneid






24. Wrote Maniac Magee






25. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






27. 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'






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






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






30. Wrote The Chocolate War






31. 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






32. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






37. Wrote Jane Eyre






38. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






39. 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






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






41. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






42. Wrote 'Prometheus Unbound -' 'Ode to the West Wind -' and 'To A Skylark'






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






44. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






45. 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






46. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






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






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






50. 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