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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815108003321

Autore

Quirk Tom <1946->

Titolo

Mark Twain and human nature [[electronic resource] /] / Tom Quirk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8262-6621-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 289 p

Collana

Mark Twain and his circle series

Disciplina

818/.409

Soggetti

Humorous stories, American - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Mark Twain and Human Nature -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Texts -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One. 1852-1869 -- Chapter Two. 1870-1879 -- Chapter Three. 1880-1884 -- Chapter Four. 1885-1889 -- Chapter Five. 1890-1899 -- Chapter Six. 1900-1910 -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores Mark Twain's works--including The Innocents Abroad, Following the Equator, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Puddin' Head Wilson, and What Is Man?--in terms of his interest in the subject of human nature, examining how his outlook on the human condition changed over the years"--Provided by publisher.