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Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature Ser.: Mark Twain : A Short Introduction by Stephen Railton (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100631234748
ISBN-139780631234746
eBay Product ID (ePID)2471197
Product Key Features
Number of Pages144 Pages
Publication NameMark Twain : a Short Introduction
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectAmerican / General, Humor
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorStephen Railton
SeriesWiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight7.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2003-004957
Dewey Edition21
Reviews" A concise, yet amazingly rich, informative, well-researched, and readable introduction to Mark Twain's major works, from Innocents Abroad to Pudd'nhead Wilson . In his fresh and helpful interpretations Stephen Railton, developer of the popular website 'Mark Twain in His Times,' provides relevant biographical and historical backgrounds and incorporates a broad spectrum of criticism." Werner Sollors, Harvard University "Stephen Railton offers a highly readable and crisply argued discussion of Samuel Clemens' literary persona Mark Twain as public performance and of the relationship Clemens nurtured and continues to nurture with his readers...A most useful primer in the social and aesthetic impact of Mark Twain's art." Michael J. Kiskis, Elmira College "Even though Mark Twain (as Samuel Clemens) did die, Railton's book by its very existence proves that Mark Twain still lives, in his works, the legacy of his life, nearly ninety-four years after his physical demise. Mark Twain is dead. Long live Mark Twain!" Mark Twain Forum
Series Volume Number30
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal818/.409
Table Of ContentList of Figures. Preface. 1. Going East: Innocents Abroad. 2. Going West: Roughing It. 3. Going Home: Tom Sawyer. 4. Running Away: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 5. Lost in Time: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Cour. 6. Looking for Refuge - Pudd'nhead Wilson and "Hadleyburg". Appendix: Mark Twain in His Times: An Electronic Archive. Notes. Index.
SynopsisThis 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'., This book introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Puddnhead Wilson. Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Puddnhead Wilson., Emphasizing Mark Twain's ambitions and achievements as a writer, this introduction features close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson . It locates these texts in the larger contexts of Samuel Clemens' life and of late nineteenth-century American culture, investigating what the fictional persona of Mark Twain meant to the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and what Twain's books meant to contemporary Americans. The book provides both a general introduction to Twain's major texts and an original reading of his obsession with performance and personality. It is illustrated with images from early editions of Twain's works. A short appendix directs readers to the author's award-winning website, "Mark Twain in his Times," where they can explore the texts and issues analyzed in the book further.
LC Classification NumberPS1338.R35 2003
