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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






3. Wrote Roll of Thunder






4. 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






5. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






6. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Sandy whose family must deal with a variety of struggles imposed upon them due to their race and class in society in addition to relating to one another






7. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






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






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






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






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






12. Wrote Hatchet






13. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






14. 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






15. Wrote Walk Two Moons






16. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






17. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






27. Wrote Shiloh






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






29. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






31. 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.






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






42. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






44. 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






45. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






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






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






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






50. Wrote Holes







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