| The Mythologizing of Mark Twain First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Davis, Sara (Editor), Beidler, Philip D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0817302018 ISBN-13: 9780817302016 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1984 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 818.409 |
| LCCN: 83009166 |
| Lexile Measure: 1490 |
| Series: Alabama Symposium on English & Ameri |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.06" W x 9.23" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Readers of Mark Twain seldom doubt his genius, but defining that genius and locating its source continue to challenge students of American literature. Equally elusive is an explanation of the intriguing phenomenon of Twain as a mythic figure, both shaper and embodier of an American mythos. Perhaps no single critical approach can adequately assess the complex force behind Samuel Clemens and Mark Twain. This native genius, our quintessential artist, rightfully provokes a number of powerful responses, as these original essays demonstrate. |