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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Outsiders






2. Wrote 'History of a Nun;' prolific dramatist of the Restoration (18th century) - one of the first English female writers






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






4. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






5. 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






6. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






8. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






9. '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






10. 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






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






12. Wrote The Outsiders






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






21. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






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






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






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






27. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






28. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






30. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






37. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






44. 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






45. Wrote Watership Down






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






47. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






49. 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






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