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1 online resource (xii, 138 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cambridge introductions to literature
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Cambridge introductions to literature.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-131) and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Summary |
"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 and how it underpins his prose style. The final chapter provides up-to-date analysis of the recent critical reception of Twain's writing, and summarises the contentious and important debates about his literary and cultural position."--Jacket. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. |
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Authors, American. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Biographies.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Messent, Peter B. Cambridge introduction to Mark Twain. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 0521854458 9780521854450 (DLC) 2006025243 (OCoLC)70836760 |
ISBN |
9780511275289 (electronic book) |
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0511275285 (electronic book) |
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0511271409 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511271403 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511273029 |
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9780511273025 |
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0511274580 (electronic book) |
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9780511274589 (electronic book) |
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9780511610974 (electronic book) |
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0511610971 (electronic book) |
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0521854458 (Cloth) |
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0521670756 (Paper) |
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9780521670753 (paperback) |
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9780521854450 (hardback) |
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