UID:
almahu_9948591930902882
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 232 p.) :
,
ill.
ISBN:
9780805718744 (electronic book)
Series Statement:
Gale Literature : Twayne's Author Series no. 66
Content:
Provides an in-depth critical introduction to the short stories of Mark Twain. Includes a detailed analyses of every significant story, biographical information, a chronology of the artist's life and works, and a representative selection of critical responses.
Note:
Description based on print version record.
,
Machine generated contents note: PART 1. THE SHORT FICTION -- Introduction 3 -- The Early Years, 1863-1873: -- Oral Tradition and the Individual Talent 20 -- The Middle Years, 1874-1890: -- Literary Respectability and Social Responsibility 56 -- The Late Years, 1891-1910: -- False Starts and Flights of Fancy 86 -- PART 2. THE WRITER -- Introduction 129 -- Report to the Buffalo Female Academy 132 -- Reply to the Editor of "The Art of Authorship" 136 -- Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences 138 -- How to Tell a Story 150 -- William Dean Howells 155 -- PART 3. THE CRITICS -- Introduction 165 -- William Dean Howells 167 -- Louis J. Budd 170 -- Don Florence 177 -- Walter Blair 184 -- Gregg Camfield 202 -- Susan K. Harris 208.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780805708677
Language:
English
URL:
Available via Gale Literature: Twayne's Author Series
URL:
Available via Gale Literature: Twayne's Author Series
URL:
Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access
