Mark Twain : a short introduction / / Stephen Railton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808583103321
• Autore: Railton Stephen <1948->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004
• ISBN: 0470779926; 9780470779927; 9780470690215
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 132 p. : ill
• Collana: Blackwell introductions to literature
• Disciplina: 818/.409
• Soggetti: Humorous stories, American - History and criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1 Going East:Innocents Abroad -- 2 Going West:Roughing It -- 3 Going Home:Tom Sawyer -- 4 Running Away:Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- 5 Lost in Time:A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur 's Court -- 6 Looking for Refuge:Pudd 'nhead Wilson and "Hadleyburg " -- Appendix:"Mark Twain in His Times ":An Electronic Archive -- Notes -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson. Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson. Investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain. Provides an original reading of Twain's obsession with performance and popularity. Analyses the significance of Twain's books for American culture and identity. Illustrated with images from first editions of Twain's works. A short appendix directs readers to the author's award-winning website on 'Mark Twain in his Times'.