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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. 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






3. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






4. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






5. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






7. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






8. Wrote Night






9. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






10. Wrote The House on Mango Street






11. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






12. Wrote The Outsiders






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






14. 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






15. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






16. 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






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






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






19. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






20. 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






21. 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






22. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






24. 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






25. Wrote Johnny Tremain






26. 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






27. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






29. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






31. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






32. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






33. Wrote Holes






34. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






36. 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






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






38. 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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39. Wrote The Aeneid






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






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






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

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43. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






44. 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.






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






46. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






48. In a futuristic America - a firefighter (Guy Montag) decides to buck society - stop burning books - and start seeking knowledge; themes: censorship - knowledge vs. ignorance - religion as a knowledge giver






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






50. 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







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