The Mythologizing of Mark Twain (Alabama Symposium on English & Ameri) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0817302018 ISBN 13: 9780817302016

Publisher: University Alabama Press, 1984

Synopsis

Readers of Mark Twain seldom doubt his genius, but defining that genius and locating its source continue to challenge students of American literature. Equally elusive is an explanation of the intriguing phenomenon of Twain as a mythic figure, both shaper and embodier of an American mythos. Perhaps no single critical approach can adequately assess the complex force behind Samuel Clemens and Mark Twain. This native genius, our quintessential artist, rightfully provokes a number of powerful responses, as these original essays demonstrate.

About this title

About the Author:

Sara de Saussure Davis and Philip D. Beidler are on the faculty of the Department of English, The University of Alabama.

Review:

"Readers of Mark Twain seldom doubt his genius, but defining that genius and locationg its source continue to challenge students of American literature . . . [and to] provoke a number of powerful responses, as these original essays demonstrate."—London Book Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0817302018
• ISBN 13: 9780817302016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Davis Sara, Beidler Philip D.