Mark Twain and the art of the tall tale /

Mark Twain and the Art of the Tall Tale is a study of a peculiar American comic strategy and its role in Mark Twain's fiction. Focusing on the writer's experiments with narrative structure, Wonham describes how Twain manipulated conventional approaches to reading and writing by engaging hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wonham, Henry B., 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Temas:
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Technique.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910
Tall tales > United States > History and criticism.
Oral tradition > United States.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Fiction > Technique.
Histoires invraisemblables > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Tradition orale > États-Unis.
Narration.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Fiction > Technique
Oral tradition
Tall tales
Technique
United States
English fiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: "The World Is Grown Too Incredulous"; 1. The Emergence of Tall Narrative in American Writing; 2. Mark Twain's Development as a Literary Yarn Spinner; 3. Joyous Heresy: Travelling with the Innocent Abroad; 4. The Tall Tale as Theme and Structure in Roughing It; 5. The River as Yarn: "Old Times on the Mississippi"; 6. The Contest for Narrative Authority in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; 7. The Disembodied Yarn Spinner and the Reader of Huckleberry Finn; Conclusion: The Eclipse of Humor; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Y.

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