Mark Twain is one of the best-known figures of American literature. This broad-ranging companion brings together many of the most respected American and European critics and a number of up-and-coming scholars to provide an overview of Twain, his background, his writings, and his place in American literary history. It places especial emphasis on the ways in which the author's works remain both relevant and important for a twenty-first century audience. The book approaches Twain through six subject headings: his cultural and historical context; his relationships with other writers; his role in…mehr
Mark Twain is one of the best-known figures of American literature. This broad-ranging companion brings together many of the most respected American and European critics and a number of up-and-coming scholars to provide an overview of Twain, his background, his writings, and his place in American literary history. It places especial emphasis on the ways in which the author's works remain both relevant and important for a twenty-first century audience. The book approaches Twain through six subject headings: his cultural and historical context; his relationships with other writers; his role in the larger professional world of publishing and performing; studies of his travel writing; studies of his fictional works; and readings of his role as a humorist. A concluding essay evaluates the changing landscape of Twain criticism. This organisation provides a strong basis for the exploration and re-evaluation of Twain's work and cultural importance.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Peter Messent is Professor of Modern American Literature at Nottingham University. He is the author of The Short Works of Mark Twain: A Critical Study (2001), Mark Twain (1997), Ernest Hemingway (1992), and New Readings of the American Novel: Narrative Theory and its Application (1990), and editor of Criminal Proceedings: The Contemporary American Crime Novel (1997). Louis J. Budd is James B. Duke Professor (Emeritus) of American Literature at Duke University, where he taught American Literature from 1981 to 1991. He is the author of Mark Twain: Social Philosopher (reissued 2001) and Our Mark Twain: The Making of his Public Personality (1983) and the editor of Mark Twain: The Contemporary Reviews (1999). He served as founding president of the Mark Twain Circle of America.
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Notes on Contributors x
Note on Referencing xvii
Acknowledgments xix
PART I The Cultural Context 1
1 Mark Twain and Nation 3 Randall Knoper
2 Mark Twain and Human Nature 21 Tom Quirk
3 Mark Twain and America's Christian Mission Abroad 38 Susan K. Harris
4 Mark Twain and Whiteness 53 Richard S. Lowry
5 Mark Twain and Gender 66 Peter Stoneley
6 Twain and Modernity 78 T. J. Lustig
7 Mark Twain and Politics 94 James S. Leonard
8 "The State, it is I": Mark Twain, Imperialism, and the New Americanists 109 Scott Michaelsen
PART II Mark Twain and Others 123
9 Twain, Language, and the Southern Humorists 125 Gavin Jones
10 The "American Dickens": Mark Twain and Charles Dickens 141 Christopher Gair
11 Nevada Influences on Mark Twain 157 Lawrence I. Berkove
12 The Twain-Cable Combination 172 Stephen Railton
13 Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, and Realism 186 Peter Messent
PART III Mark Twain: Publishing and Performing 209
14 "I don't know A from B" Mark Twain and Orality 211 Thomas D. Zlatic
15 Mark Twain and the Profession of Writing 228 Leland Krauth
16 Mark Twain and the Promise and Problems of Magazines 243 Martin T. Buinicki
17 Mark Twain and the Stage 259 Shelley Fisher Fishkin
18 Mark Twain on the Screen 274 R. Kent Rasmussen and Mark Dawidziak
PART IV Mark Twain and Travel 291
19 Twain and the Mississippi 293 Andrew Dix
20 Mark Twain and the Literary Construction of the American West 309 Gary Scharnhorst
21 Mark Twain and Continental Europe 324 Holger Kersten
22 Mark Twain and Travel Writing 338 Jeffrey Alan Melton
PART V Mark Twain' Fiction 355
23 Mark Twain's Short Fiction 357 Henry B. Wonham
24 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Prince and the Pauper as Juvenile Literature 371 Linda A. Morris
25 Plotting and Narrating "Huck" 387 Victor Doyno
26 Going to Tom's Hell in Huckleberry Finn 401 Hilton Obenzinger
27 History, "Civilization," and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 416 Sam Halliday
28 Mark Twain's Dialects 431 David Lionel Smith
29 Killing Half A Dog, Half A Novel: The Trouble With The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and The Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins 441 John Bird
30 Dreaming Better Dreams: The Late Writing of Mark Twain 449 Forrest G. Robinson
PART VI Mark Twain's Humor 467
31 Mark Twain's Visual Humor 469 Louis J. Budd
32 Mark Twain and Post-Civil War Humor 485 Cameron C. Nickels
33 Mark Twain and Amiable Humor 500 Gregg Camfield
34 Mark Twain and the Enigmas of Wit 513 Bruce Michelson
PART VII A Retrospective 531
35 The State of Mark Twain Studies 533 Alan Gribben
3 Mark Twain and America's Christian Mission Abroad 38 Susan K. Harris
4 Mark Twain and Whiteness 53 Richard S. Lowry
5 Mark Twain and Gender 66 Peter Stoneley
6 Twain and Modernity 78 T. J. Lustig
7 Mark Twain and Politics 94 James S. Leonard
8 "The State, it is I": Mark Twain, Imperialism, and the New Americanists 109 Scott Michaelsen
PART II Mark Twain and Others 123
9 Twain, Language, and the Southern Humorists 125 Gavin Jones
10 The "American Dickens": Mark Twain and Charles Dickens 141 Christopher Gair
11 Nevada Influences on Mark Twain 157 Lawrence I. Berkove
12 The Twain-Cable Combination 172 Stephen Railton
13 Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, and Realism 186 Peter Messent
PART III Mark Twain: Publishing and Performing 209
14 "I don't know A from B" Mark Twain and Orality 211 Thomas D. Zlatic
15 Mark Twain and the Profession of Writing 228 Leland Krauth
16 Mark Twain and the Promise and Problems of Magazines 243 Martin T. Buinicki
17 Mark Twain and the Stage 259 Shelley Fisher Fishkin
18 Mark Twain on the Screen 274 R. Kent Rasmussen and Mark Dawidziak
PART IV Mark Twain and Travel 291
19 Twain and the Mississippi 293 Andrew Dix
20 Mark Twain and the Literary Construction of the American West 309 Gary Scharnhorst
21 Mark Twain and Continental Europe 324 Holger Kersten
22 Mark Twain and Travel Writing 338 Jeffrey Alan Melton
PART V Mark Twain' Fiction 355
23 Mark Twain's Short Fiction 357 Henry B. Wonham
24 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Prince and the Pauper as Juvenile Literature 371 Linda A. Morris
25 Plotting and Narrating "Huck" 387 Victor Doyno
26 Going to Tom's Hell in Huckleberry Finn 401 Hilton Obenzinger
27 History, "Civilization," and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 416 Sam Halliday
28 Mark Twain's Dialects 431 David Lionel Smith
29 Killing Half A Dog, Half A Novel: The Trouble With The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and The Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins 441 John Bird
30 Dreaming Better Dreams: The Late Writing of Mark Twain 449 Forrest G. Robinson
PART VI Mark Twain's Humor 467
31 Mark Twain's Visual Humor 469 Louis J. Budd
32 Mark Twain and Post-Civil War Humor 485 Cameron C. Nickels
33 Mark Twain and Amiable Humor 500 Gregg Camfield
34 Mark Twain and the Enigmas of Wit 513 Bruce Michelson
PART VII A Retrospective 531
35 The State of Mark Twain Studies 533 Alan Gribben
Index 555
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"The editors have done an exemplary job in maintaining a very highlevel of scholarly excellence in almost all these contributions. Ona vast range of subjects there is a plenitude here of scholarlyresearch and insight, some of it at least exploring new ground... and much of it proving illuminating and challenging."(Notes and Queries, June 2009)
"Highly recommended for the reference shelves of librariescollecting work on American literature and culture." (ReferenceReviews)
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