Mark Twain at the gallows : crime and justice in his Western writing, 1861-1873 /

"This book is a literary exploration of Mark Twain's writings on crime in the American West and its intersection with morality, gender and justice. Writing from his office at the Enterprise newspaper in the Nevada Territory, Twain employed a distinct style of crime writing-one that sensati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roark, Jarrod D., 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Temas:
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910.
1800-1899
Crime in literature.
Criminalité dans la littérature.
Intellectual life.
Literature.
West (U.S.) > In literature.
West (U.S.) > Intellectual life > 19th century.
West United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations Used; Introduction: Mark Twain's Periodical Murders; 1. "We Pine for Murder": Mark Twain's Sensational Journalism and "Philosophic Observation," 1862-1866; 2. The Space Betwixt the Garden and the Devil: Mark Twain's "Personal" and "Public" Reports on Stages and Coaches, 1862-1864; 3. Exposing Hackmen and Demoralizers: Mark Twain's Punishment of Metropolitan Beasts, 1864; 4. Between Law and Outlaw: Mark Twain's Anti-Gallows Sentiment, 1861-1872; 5. Laura: Mark Twain's Conflation of Gender Performance and Judgment, 1863-1873
  • Afterword: Mark Twain's Contradictory "Messiness": Murderer, Judge and HangmanChapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

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