The Cambridge introduction to Mark Twain /

"This introduction provides a biography of the author and situates his works in the historical and cultural context of his times. Peter Messent gives readings of the best-known writings including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He pays particular attention to the way Twain's humour works...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Messent, Peter, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Colección:Cambridge introductions to literature.
Temas:
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Guides, manuels, etc.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910
Twain, Mark > 1835-1910
Twain, Mark, > (1835-1910)
Twain, Mark.
1800-1899
Authors, American > 19th century > Biography > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Écrivains américains > 19e siècle > Biographies > Guides, manuels, etc.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Authors, American
manuals (instructional materials)
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mark Twain's life
  • The early life
  • Riverboating, the Civil War, the west
  • Early success, marriage, the Hartford years
  • Expatriation, financial loss, family tragedy
  • The final years
  • Contexts
  • Samuel Langhorne Clemens and 'Mark Twain'
  • Works
  • Twain's humour
  • Travel and travel writing : Innocents abroad, A tramp abroad, Roughing it, Life on the Mississippi
  • Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
  • A Connecticut yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson
  • Critical reception and the late works
  • Guide to further reading.

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