Railton, Stephen
The article offers an overview of the achievements of writer Mark Twain from 1865 to 1...
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Critical Insights: Mark Twain. Oct2010, p49-65. 17p.
The article offers an overview of the achievements of writer Mark Twain from 1865 to 1910 . Twain gave his era the name by which historians still refer to it during the publication of this first novel "The Gilded Age : A Tale of Today," co-authored with Charles Dudley Warner. Twain had been successful of his travel books such as "Life on the Mississippi" which spent the most time telling about the present. Twain's book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" took readers away from contemporary reality and gave them a refuge.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 - Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900 - Authors - Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, The (Book : Twain & Warner) - Life on the Mississippi (Book) - Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The (Book : Twain) - Travel - Publications - ReadersContent provider:
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The Gilded Age .
Dickinson, Carolyn F.
A brief synopsis and critical analysis of The Gilded Age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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The Gilded Age .
Masterplots, Fourth Edition. Nov2010, p1-4. 4p.
A brief synopsis and critical analysis of The Gilded Age . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Dendinger, Lloyd N.
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Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition. Jan2010, p1-7. 7p.
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A biographical essay about Mark Twain, with brief critical analysis of major works. [A...
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Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition. Jan2010, p1-7. 7p.
A biographical essay about Mark Twain , with brief critical analysis of major works. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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A biography of fiction writer, critic, and humorist Mark Twain is presented. Twain was...
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Notable Writers of the American West 2021, p552-562, 11p
A biography of fiction writer, critic, and humorist Mark Twain is presented. Twain was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri and died on April 20, 1910 in Redding, Connecticut. His father died when he was 12 years old and he left school to learn the trade of printing. He married Olivia Langdon of Elmira, New York in 1870. His works include "The Gilded Age ," "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," and "The Prince and the Pauper."
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TWAIN, Mark, 1835-1910 - GILDED Age: A Tale of Today, The (Book : Twain & Warner) - ADVENTURES of Tom Sawyer, The (Book : Twain) - PRINCE & the Pauper, The (Book : Twain) - AMERICAN authors - HUMORISTS - CRITICSContent provider:
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Erskine, Thomas L.
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Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century. Jan2000, p1-3. 3p.
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In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Twain gave America the prototypical init...
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Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century. Jan2000, p1-3. 3p.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Twain gave America the prototypical initiation novel, but his humor and nostalgia for the past increasingly gave way to his pessimism about man’s technological “progress.” [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Britton, Wesley
Mark Twain’s position as a central figure in American literature lends special signifi...
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Censorship (Ready Reference series). Apr1997, p1-3. 3p.
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Lorenz, Janet
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Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition. Jan2003, p1-2. 2p.
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A biographical essay about Mark Twain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition. Jan2003, p1-2. 2p.
A biographical essay about Mark Twain . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Finger, Stanley
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Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. Apr2019, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p99-121. 23p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
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The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity : Volume 3: The American Middle Ages
Jan M. Ziolkowski;Jan M. Ziolkowski
This ambitious and vivid study in six volumes explores the journey of a single, electr...
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The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity : Volume 3: The American Middle Ages
2018; Vol. 00003
This ambitious and vivid study in six volumes explores the journey of a single, electrifying story, from its first incarnation in a medieval French poem through its prolific rebirth in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Juggler of Notre Dame tells how an entertainer abandons the world to join a monastery, but is suspected of blasphemy after dancing his devotion before a statue of the Madonna in the crypt; he is saved when the statue, delighted by his skill, miraculously comes to life. Jan Ziolkowski tracks the poem from its medieval roots to its rediscovery in late nineteenth-century Paris, before its translation into English in Britain and the United States. The visual influence of the tale on Gothic revivalism and vice versa in America is carefully documented with lavish and inventive illustrations, and Ziolkowski concludes with an examination of the explosion of interest in The Juggler of Notre Dame in the twentieth century and its place in mass culture today. Volume 3: The American Middle Ages hinges upon two figures influenced by the juggler: Henry Adams, scion of Presidents and distinguished cultural historian whose works contributed to the rise of medievalism in America during the Gilded Age , and Ralph Adams Cram, the architect whose vision of Gothic accounts directly or indirectly for the campuses of West Point, Princeton, Yale, Chicago, Notre Dame, and many other universities across America. The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity is a rich case study for the reception of the Middle Ages in modernity. Spanning centuries and continents, the medieval period is understood through the lens of its (post)modern reception in Europe and America. Profound connections between the verbal and the visual are illustrated by a rich trove of images, including book illustrations, stained glass, postage stamps, architecture, and Christmas cards. Presented with great clarity and simplicity, Ziolkowski's work is accessible to the general reader, while its many new discoveries will be valuable to academics in such fields and disciplines as medieval studies, medievalism, philology, literary history, art history, folklore, performance studies, and reception studies.
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Frost, Bob
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Biography. Oct2002, Vol. 6 Issue 10, p60. 5p. 8 Black and White Photographs.
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Focuses on the life of writer Mark Twain, who was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 183...
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Biography. Oct2002, Vol. 6 Issue 10, p60. 5p. 8 Black and White Photographs.
Focuses on the life of writer Mark Twain , who was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835 in Florida. Background on the Clemens family and their economic struggle; Details of his career, which included writing 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'; His marriage to Olivia Langdon, daughter of a rich New York coal merchant; Depression of Twain in later life after the death of his wife and children; Idea that he was a bitter old man, despite his amiable persona; His death at age 74 on April 21, 1910 . INSET: Wise, and Wisecracking.
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The Roots of Huck Finn's Melancholy: Sam Clemens, Mark Twain , and a World of Pain.
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Mississippi Quarterly. 2019, Vol. 72 Issue 2, p165-193. 29p.
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LAMB, ROBERT PAUL
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Mississippi Quarterly. 2019, Vol. 72 Issue 2, p165-193. 29p.
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Critical Survey of Short Fiction: American Writers; January 2012, p1-1
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A biographical essay about Mark Twain, with brief critical analysis of major short fic...
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Critical Survey of Short Fiction: American Writers; January 2012, p1-1
A biographical essay about Mark Twain , with brief critical analysis of major short fiction works.
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On the Autobiography of Mark Twain .
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Texas Review. Spring/Summer2012, Vol. 33 Issue 1/2, p101-113. 13p.
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Winship, Robert
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Texas Review. Spring/Summer2012, Vol. 33 Issue 1/2, p101-113. 13p.
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg : And Other Stories
Twain, Mark;Twain, Mark
Curl up with a collection of stories from the pen of one of the masters of American fi...
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg : And Other Stories
2010
Curl up with a collection of stories from the pen of one of the masters of American fiction and humor writing. This carefully curated volume of Twain's short stories represents a cross-section of some the author's finest work, including the title piece, which follows a stranger's plot to corrupt a purportedly honest community.
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A Summer of Hummingbirds.
Peck, David
Benfey describes the intersecting lives of some of the most famous American writers an...
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A Summer of Hummingbirds.
Magill’s Literary Annual 2009. Jun2009, p1-3. 3p.
Benfey describes the intersecting lives of some of the most famous American writers and artists of the Gilded Age , and he examines their artistic responses to the changing post-Civil War world [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Biography of Mark Twain .
Rasmussen, R. Kent
A biography of writer Mark Twain is presented. He was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on...
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Biography of Mark Twain .
Critical Insights: Mark Twain. Oct2010, p11-41. 31p.
A biography of writer Mark Twain is presented. He was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835 in Florida and the sixth of his parents' seven children. Twain became a licensed pilot on April 9, 1859 as he was able to persuade pilot Horace Bixby to take him as an apprentice in return of a payment worth 500 dollars in early 1857. During the twentieth century, Twain stayed active socially and made frequent speeches despite his despondency over the death of his wife.
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CliffsComplete Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain, Mark;Wasowski, Richard;Cliffs Notes, Inc;Twain, Mark;Wasowski, Richa...
In the CliffsComplete guides, the novel's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-...
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CliffsComplete Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2001
In the CliffsComplete guides, the novel's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You'll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature. CliffsComplete Adventures of Huckleberry Finn offers insight and information into a work that's rich both dramatically and thematically. Every generation since its publication has been able to identify with some of the novel's themes, including freedom, society versus conscience, and greed. Follow the Mississippi Rive.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
A brief synopsis and critical analysis of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. [...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Masterplots, Fourth Edition. Nov2010, p1-4. 4p.
A brief synopsis and critical analysis of Mark Twain ’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Ober, K. Patrick
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Mark Twain Journal. Spring, 2018, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p23, 49 p.
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Autobiography of Mark Twain , Volume 3 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
Mark Twain;Harriet E. Smith;Benjamin Griffin;Mark Twain;Harriet E. Smith;Be...
The surprising final chapter of a great American life.When the first volume of Mark Tw...
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Autobiography of Mark Twain , Volume 3 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
2013; Vol. 00002
The surprising final chapter of a great American life.When the first volume of Mark Twain's uncensored Autobiography was published in 2010, it was hailed as an essential addition to the shelf of his works and a crucial document for our understanding of the great humorist's life and times. This third and final volume crowns and completes his life's work. Like its companion volumes, it chronicles Twain's inner and outer life through a series of daily dictations that go wherever his fancy leads.Created from March 1907 to December 1909, these dictations present Mark Twain at the end of his life: receiving an honorary degree from Oxford University; railing against Theodore Roosevelt; founding numerous clubs; incredulous at an exhibition of the Holy Grail; credulous about the authorship of Shakespeare's plays; relaxing in Bermuda; observing (and investing in) new technologies. The Autobiography's'Closing Words'movingly commemorate his daughter Jean, who died on Christmas Eve 1909. Also included in this volume is the previously unpublished'Ashcroft-Lyon Manuscript,'Mark Twain's caustic indictment of his'putrescent pair'of secretaries and the havoc that erupted in his house during their residency.Fitfully published in fragments at intervals throughout the twentieth century, Autobiography of Mark Twain has now been critically reconstructed and made available as it was intended to be read. Fully annotated by the editors of the Mark Twain Project, the complete Autobiography emerges as a landmark publication in American literature.Editors: Benjamin Griffin and Harriet Elinor SmithAssociate Editors: Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Amanda Gagel, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie Diane Myrick, Christopher M. Ohge
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Mark Twain Circular. Nov2014, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p15-17. 3p.
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Mark Twain Circular. Nov2014, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p15-17. 3p.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 - Twain Shall Meet: The Mysterious Legacy of Samuel L. Clemens' Granddaughter, Nina Clemens Gabrilowitsch, The (Book) - 88 Days in the Motherlode (Film)Content provider:
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Autobiography of Mark Twain , Volume 2 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
Mark Twain;Benjamin Griffin;Harriet E. Smith;Victor Fischer;Michael Barry F...
Mark Twain's complete, uncensored Autobiography was an instant bestseller when the fir...
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Autobiography of Mark Twain , Volume 2 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
Mark Twain's complete, uncensored Autobiography was an instant bestseller when the first volume was published in 2010, on the centennial of the author's death, as he requested. Published to rave reviews, the Autobiography was hailed as the capstone of Twain's career. It captures his authentic and unsuppressed voice, speaking clearly from the grave and brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions. The eagerly-awaited Volume 2 delves deeper into Mark Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Filled with his characteristic blend of humor and ire, the narrative ranges effortlessly across the contemporary scene. He shares his views on writing and speaking, his preoccupation with money, and his contempt for the politics and politicians of his day. Affectionate and scathing by turns, his intractable curiosity and candor are everywhere on view. Editors: Benjamin Griffin and Harriet E. SmithAssociate Editors: Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz and Leslie Diane Myrick
2010
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Chronology of Mark Twain's Life.
The article presents a chronological order of the life of author Mark Twain.
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Chronology of Mark Twain's Life.
Critical Insights: Mark Twain. Oct2010, p309-311. 3p.
The article presents a chronological order of the life of author Mark Twain .
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Autobiography of Mark Twain , Volume 1 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
Mark Twain;Harriet E. Smith;Benjamin Griffin;Victor Fischer;Michael Barry F...
'I've struck it!'Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend.'And I will give it awa...
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Autobiography of Mark Twain , Volume 1 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
2010
'I've struck it!'Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend.'And I will give it away—to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography.'Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his'Final (and Right) Plan'for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion—to'talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment'—meant that his thoughts could range freely. The strict instruction that many of these texts remain unpublished for 100 years meant that when they came out, he would be'dead, and unaware, and indifferent,'and that he was therefore free to speak his'whole frank mind.'The year 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone and in honor of the cherished tradition of publishing Mark Twain's works, UC Press is proud to offer for the first time Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography in its entirety and exactly as he left it. This major literary event brings to readers, admirers, and scholars the first of three volumes and presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended. Editors: Harriet E. Smith, Benjamin Griffin, Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie Myrick
