Mark Twain

by Stephen Railton

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Format Paperback

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Description Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn", "Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson". This book investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain. It analyzes the significance of Twain's books for American culture.

Publisher Description

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'.

Author Biography

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.

Details

  • ISBN 0631234748
  • ISBN-13 9780631234746
  • Title Mark Twain
  • Author Stephen Railton
  • Format Paperback
  • Year 2003
  • Pages 144
  • Edition 1st
  • Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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