Railton Mark Twain

A Short Introduction
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-77992-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 144 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Introductions to Literature

This book introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his sevenmajor works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, ConnecticutYankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson.
* * Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven majorworks, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankeeand Pudd'nhead Wilson.
* Investigates the tension between the real-life person, SamuelClemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain.
* Provides an original reading of Twain's obsession withperformance and popularity.
* Analyses the significance of Twain's books for Americanculture and identity.
* Illustrated with images from first editions of Twain'sworks.
* A short appendix directs readers to the author'saward-winning website on 'Mark Twain in hisTimes'.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Railton, Stephen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List 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'sCour.
6. Looking for Refuge - Pudd'nhead Wilson and"Hadleyburg".
Appendix: Mark Twain in His Times: An Electronic Archive.
Notes.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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.