Railton, Stephen
Mark Twain: A Short Introduction
This book introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd’nhead Wilson.
- Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd’nhead Wilson.
- Investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain.
- Provides an original reading of Twain’s obsession with performance and popularity.
- Analyses the significance of Twain’s books for American culture and identity.
- Illustrated with images from first editions of Twain’s works.
- A short appendix directs readers to the author’s award-winning website on ‘Mark Twain in his Times’.
- Author(s)
- Railton, Stephen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 144 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470779927
- Printed ISBN
- 9780631234739