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Mark Twain under fire : reception and reputation, criticism and controversy, 1851-2015 /

"Threatened by a rival editor brandishing a double-barreled shotgun, young Samuel Clemens had his first taste of literary criticism. Clemens began his long writing career penning satirical articles for his brother's newspaper in Hannibal, Missouri. His humor delighted everyone except his t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fulton, Joe B., 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, New York : Camden House, ©2016.
Colección:Studies in American literature and culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • "A reputation that can stand fire" : Mark Twain's early reception through 1910
  • "All right, then, I'll go to hell" : Mark Twain's disputed legacy, 1910-1950
  • "Only one right form for a story" : Mark Twain and Cold War criticism, 1950-1970
  • "Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side" : new phases of Mark Twain criticism from the 1970s through the 1980s
  • "It is difference of opinion that makes horse-races" : Mark Twain as a partisan in the culture wars, 1990s to 2015
  • Conclusion.