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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Outsiders






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






3. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






4. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






5. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






6. 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






7. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






8. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






9. 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






10. Wrote Shiloh






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






12. 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






13. Wrote The Pigman






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






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






16. Wrote Holes






17. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






18. Wrote Roll of Thunder






19. Wrote Crime and Punishment; Russian writer - essayist - philosopher






20. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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 Out of the Dust






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






24. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






35. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






36. 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






37. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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38. Inspired by witch's prophecy - a man murders his way to the throne of Scotland - but his conscience plagues him and his fellow lords rise up against him; themes: unchecked ambition as a corrupting force - relationship between cruelty and masculinity






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






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






41. 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






42. Wrote Ethan Frome






43. 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






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






45. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






47. Wrote Sounder






48. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






49. 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






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