Authors and Famous Work Flashcards
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Author from England and writer of “Pride and Prejudice,” and “Sense and Sensibility.”
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Jane Austen wrote during what literary movement?
Romantic
Writer from England, wrote “The Invisible Man” and “War of the Worlds,”
H.G. Wells (1866-1946)
Who was the Irish author of “A Modest Proposal,” “Drapier’s Letters,” and “Gulliver’s Travels”?
Jonathan Smith (1667–1745)
A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemmas, including “The Martian Chronicles” and “Fahrenheit 451.”
Ray Bradbury (1920-2012)
An American novelist and chronicler of the jazz age. His novel “THE GREAT GATSBY” is considered a masterpiece about a gangster’s pursuit of an unattainable rich girl.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)
- American poet who wrote “The Road Not Taken.”
- highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech
- won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
- American poet who wrote “To Kill A Mocking Bird” which deals with the racism she observed as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama.
Harper Lee (1926-)
English Writer and Christian apologist who wrote, “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “The Allegory of Love,” “Mere Christianity,” and “The Screwtape Letters.”
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)
An American writer in the 1800s who drew on his experiences at sea and living on South Pacific islands for material and also wrote “Moby Dick”. In addition, he rejected the optimism of the transcendentalists and felt that man faced a tragic destiny.
Herman Melville (1819-1891)
- Author of “The Raven”
- Orphaned at young age. Was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement.
- Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre.
- Failing at suicide, began drinking. Died in Baltimore shortly after being found drunk in a gutter.
Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
American author of “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
English author of “Frankenstein”
Mary Shelley (1797-1851)
- American Writer.
- Daughter of Chinese immigrants and writer of novels which explore the theme of adapting from one culture to another
- Known for “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Kitchen God’s Wife”
Amy Tan (1952-)
- English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor
- Known for: “The Hobbit,” “The Lord of the Rings,” and “The Silmarillion”
J.R.R. Tolkein (1892-1973)
- American author and humorist
- Known for: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin,” “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
- Real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
- Contemporary American writer
- Focuses on the struggles of African-American women, against societies that are racist, sexist, and violent.
- Known for: ‘The Color Purple,’ and ‘Meridian’
Alice Walker (1944-)
- American poet and transcendentalist
- famous for his beliefs on nature, as demonstrated in his book, “Leaves of Grass.”
- Important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writing poetry.
Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
American poet who wrote “Leaves of Grass” and “I Hear America Singing”
Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Known for, “The Bell Jar,” “Ariel,” “Winter Trees,” and “Crossing the Water.”
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
- English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue
- Known for: “Mrs. Dalloway,” “A Room of One’s Own,” “To the Lighthouse,” and “The Waves”
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
- English writer of the Victorian Period.
- Known for: “A Tale of Two Cities,” “Great Expectations,” “Oliver Twist,” “A Christmas Carol,” and “David Copperfield”
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
English author of “Great Expectations”
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
English author of “Oliver Twist”
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)