The Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain

The Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0521445930
ISBN-13 : 9780521445931
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain by : Forrest G. Robinson

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain written by Forrest G. Robinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-05-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain offers new and thought provoking essays on an author of enduring pre-eminence in the American canon. The book is a collaborative project, assembled by scholars who have played crucial roles in the recent explosion of Twain criticism. Accessible enough to interest both experienced specialists and students new to Twain criticism, the essays examine Twain from a wide variety of critical perspectives, and include timely reflections by major critics on the hotly debated dynamics of race and slavery perceptible throughout his writing. The volume includes a chronology of Twain's life and a list of suggestions for further reading, to provide the students or general reader with sources for background as well as additional information.


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