Mark Twain Under Fire: Reception and Reputation, Criticism and Controversy, 1851-2015 Contributor(s): Fulton, Joe B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1640140344 ISBN-13: 9781640140349 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century - History | United States - 19th Century |
Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective |
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 306 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Threatened by a rival editor brandishing a double-barreled shotgun, young Samuel Clemens had his first taste of literary criticism. Clemens began his long writing career penning satirical articles for his brother's newspaper in Hannibal, Missouri. His humor delighted everyone except his targets, and it would not be the last time his writing provoked threats of "dissection, tomahawking, libel, and getting his head shot off." Clemens adopted the name Mark Twain while living in the Nevada Territory, where his caustic comedy led to angry confrontations, a challenge to a duel, and a subsequent flight. Nursing his wounded ego in California, Twain vowed to develop a reputation that would "stand fire" and in the process became the classic American writer. Joe B. Fulton is Professor of English at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He has published four previous books on Mark Twain. |