Mark Twain: A Short Introduction - Couverture souple

Railton, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0631234748 ISBN 13 : 9780631234746

Editeur : WB, 2003

Synopsis

This book introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson.

• Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson.
  
• Investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain.
  
• Provides an original reading of Twain's obsession with performance and popularity.
  
• Analyses the significance of Twain's books for American culture and identity.
  
• Illustrated with images from first editions of Twain's works.
  
• A short appendix directs readers to the author's award-winning website on 'Mark Twain in his Times'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Stephen Railton is Professor of English at the University of Virginia. His previous books include Fenimore Cooper: A Study of his Imagination (1978) and Authorship and Audience: Literary Performance in the American Renaissance (1991). He is the creator of two major websites on Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture and Mark Twain in His Times.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WB
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0631234748
• ISBN 13: 9780631234746
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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