{"product_id":"mark-twain-a-short-introduction-paperback-softback-9780631234746","title":"Mark Twain; A Short Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631234746","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Short Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Railton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631234746, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.222 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA concise, yet amazingly rich, informative, well-researched, and readable introduction to Mark Twain's major works, from \u003ci\u003eInnocents Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePudd'nhead Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e. In his fresh and helpful interpretations Stephen Railton, developer of the popular website ‘Mark Twain in His Times,’ provides relevant biographical and historical backgrounds and incorporates a broad spectrum of criticism.\" \u003ci\u003eWerner Sollors, Harvard University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stephen Railton offers a highly readable and crisply argued discussion of Samuel Clemens' literary persona Mark Twain as public performance and of the relationship Clemens nurtured and continues to nurture with his readers...A most useful primer in the social and aesthetic impact of Mark Twain's art.\" \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Kiskis, Elmira College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Even though Mark Twain (as Samuel Clemens) did die, Railton's book by its very existence proves that Mark Twain still lives, in his works, the legacy of his life, nearly ninety-four years after his physical demise. Mark Twain is dead. Long live Mark Twain!\" \u003ci\u003eMark Twain Forum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd’nhead Wilson. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd’nhead Wilson.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an original reading of Twain’s obsession with performance and popularity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyses the significance of Twain’s books for American culture and identity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrated with images from first editions of Twain’s works.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA short appendix directs readers to the author’s award-winning website on ‘Mark Twain in his Times’.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Going East: \u003ci\u003eInnocents Abroad.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Going West: \u003ci\u003eRoughing It.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Going Home: \u003ci\u003eTom Sawyer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Running Away: \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Lost in Time: \u003ci\u003eA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Cour.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Looking for Refuge – \u003ci\u003ePudd’nhead Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e and “Hadleyburg”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Mark Twain in His Times: An Electronic Archive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406461628696,"sku":"9780631234746","price":28.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631234746.jpg?v=1784138401","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mark-twain-a-short-introduction-paperback-softback-9780631234746","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}