Mark Twain Laughing: Humorous Anecdotes by and About Samuel L. Clemens - Couverture souple

Zall, P.M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0870495445 ISBN 13 : 9780870495441

Editeur : University of Tennessee Press, 1987

Synopsis

These funny stories that Twain used professionally or reserved for friends progress chronologically from old-fashioned belly-laughs to political wit. They reflect a shift in national taste as America turned from an aural to a visual popular culture.

"A wonderfully funny and valuable collection." --Nineteenth Century Fiction

"This collection, along with Zall's commentary, make for a fine, amusing, and revealing sampling of America's unique raconteur. The gem of America's traditional humor glistens in this important collection." --Come All Ye

"A sparkling collection of anecdotes by and about Mark Twain." --Kirkus

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

P. M. Zall (1922-2010), was professor emeritus of American studies at California State University and a research scholar at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Among his other books are A Hundred Merry Tales and Other Jestbooks of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: A Genetic Text.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Tennessee Press
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0870495445
• ISBN 13: 9780870495441
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible