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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






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






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






5. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






7. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






9. Wrote Charlotte's Web






10. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






12. Wrote The Great Gatsby






13. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






14. 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






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






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






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






18. Wrote The Chocolate War






19. 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






20. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






26. Wrote Hoot






27. 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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. Wrote Jane Eyre






33. 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






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






35. Wrote Holes






36. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






38. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






39. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






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






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






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






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 Sarah Plain and Tall






45. 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






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






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






48. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s






49. 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






50. Wrote The House on Mango Street