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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Mark Twain

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A model reference work that can be used with profit and delight by general readers as well as by more advanced students of Twain. Highly recommended. - Library JournalTheRoutledge Encyclopedia ofMark Twain includesmore than 700 alphabetically arranged entries thatcover a full variety of topics on this major American writer's life, intellectual milieu, literary career, and achievements. Because so much of Twain's travel narratives, essays, letters, sketches, autobiography, journalism and fiction reflect his personal experience, particular attention is given to the delicate relationship between art and life, between artistic interpretations and their factual source.This comprehensive resourceincludes information on: Twains life and times: the author's childhood in Missouri and apprenticeship as a riverboat pilot, early career as a journalist in the West, world travels, friendships with well-known figures, reading and education, family life and career Complete Works: including novels, travel narratives, short stories, sketches, burlesques, and essays Significant characters, places, and landmarksRecurring concerns, themes or concepts: such as humor, language; race, war, religion, politics, imperialism, art and science Twains sources and influences. Useful for students, researchers, librarians and teachers, this volume features a chronology, a special appendix section tracking the poet's genealogy, and a thorough index. Each entry also includes a bibliography for further study.

Pages: 881

Format: ebook

Publisher: Routledge

Release: May 19, 2014

ISBN: 1283888874

ISBN 13: 9781283888875

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Mark Twain

0/5 ( ratings)

A model reference work that can be used with profit and delight by general readers as well as by more advanced students of Twain. Highly recommended. - Library JournalTheRoutledge Encyclopedia ofMark Twain includesmore than 700 alphabetically arranged entries thatcover a full variety of topics on this major American writer's life, intellectual milieu, literary career, and achievements. Because so much of Twain's travel narratives, essays, letters, sketches, autobiography, journalism and fiction reflect his personal experience, particular attention is given to the delicate relationship between art and life, between artistic interpretations and their factual source.This comprehensive resourceincludes information on: Twains life and times: the author's childhood in Missouri and apprenticeship as a riverboat pilot, early career as a journalist in the West, world travels, friendships with well-known figures, reading and education, family life and career Complete Works: including novels, travel narratives, short stories, sketches, burlesques, and essays Significant characters, places, and landmarksRecurring concerns, themes or concepts: such as humor, language; race, war, religion, politics, imperialism, art and science Twains sources and influences. Useful for students, researchers, librarians and teachers, this volume features a chronology, a special appendix section tracking the poet's genealogy, and a thorough index. Each entry also includes a bibliography for further study.

Pages: 881

Format: ebook

Publisher: Routledge

Release: May 19, 2014

ISBN: 1283888874

ISBN 13: 9781283888875

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