| Mark Twain Contributor(s): Henderson, Archibald (Author) |
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ISBN: 1162672838 ISBN-13: 9781162672830 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Criticism | American - General - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.41 lbs) 100 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nevertheless, the observation of M. Forgues is just and authentic--the Attic flavour of l'esprit Gaulois is alien to the loosely articulated structure of American humour. The noteworthy criticism which Mark Twain directed at Paul Bourget's 'Outre Mer', and the subsequent controversy incident thereto, forced into light the racial and temperamental dissimilarities between the Gallic and the American Ausschauung. Mr. Clemens once remarked to me that, of all continental peoples, the French were most alien to the spirit of his humour. |