Bret Harte

Urban Sketches (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

America has always had a fascination with the Wild West, and schoolchildren grow up learning about famous Westerners like Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hicock, as well as the infamous shootout at O.K. Corral. Pioneering and cowboys and Indians have been just as popular in Hollywood, with Westerners helping turn John Wayne and Clint Eastwood into legends on the silver screen. HBO's Deadwood, about the historical 19th century mining town on the frontier was popular last decade.

Not surprisingly, a lot has been written about the West, and one of the best known writers about the West in the 19th century was Francis Bret Harte (1836-1902), who wrote poetry and short stories during his literary career. Harte was on the West Coast by the 1860s, placing himself in perfect position to document and depict frontier life. 

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Krill Press
• Seitenzahl: 78
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781518336270
• Artikelnr.: 55377925

Autorenporträt

Francis Bret Harte (1836-1902) was an acclaimed American author and poet, renowned for his pioneering depiction of California frontier life. With a keen narrative flair, Harte captured the tumultuous scenes of the American West, shrewdly weaving humor, vivid characters, and social commentary into his stories. Best recognized for his short fiction, Harte's 'Urban Sketches' provides insightful glimpses into the vicissitudes of city living, brimming with the observational acumen that marks his eclectic literary style. A contemporary of Mark Twain, who also served as an editor, critic, and diplomat, Harte fostered a distinctive narrative voice that bridged realism and romanticism. His adept utilization of regional dialects and mining camp vernacular created an authentic tapestry of Western life, particularly in his seminal work, 'The Luck of Roaring Camp' (1870). In 'Urban Sketches', he translates this mastery into the urban milieu, reflecting the human condition through a cosmopolitan lens. Harte's influence on American literature can be glimpsed in the subtlety of his characterizations and the pioneering spirit he embodied, both of which helped shape the American short story genre. His literary legacy endures through his portrayal of hardship and resilience, delivered with a combination of empathy and wit that defines his enduring body of work.