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Mark Twain and the novel : the double-cross of authority
- Title
- Mark Twain and the novel : the double-cross of authority / Lawrence Howe.
- Author
- Howe, Lawrence, 1952-
- Publication
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | PS1342.F53 H69 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 265 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Mark Twain was an author both drawn to and suspicious of authority, and his novels reflect this tension. Marked by disruptions, repetitions, and contradictions, they exemplify the ideological standoff between the American ideal of individual freedom and the reality of social control. This book provides a fresh look at Twain's major novels, such as Life on the Mississippi, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The difficulties in these works are shown to be neither flaws nor failures, but rather intrinsic to both the structure of the American novel and the texture of American culture."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; [117]
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 117.
- Subject
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 > Criticism and interpretation
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Twain, Mark, (1835-1910) > Critique et interprétation
- 1800-1899
- National characteristics, American, in literature
- Humorous stories, American > History and criticism
- Narration (Rhetoric) > History > 19th century
- Authority in literature
- Polarity in literature
- Fiction > Technique
- Narration (Rhetoric)
- Humorous stories, American
- Gezag
- Romans
- Amerikaans
- Américains > Dans la littérature
- Autorité > Dans la littérature
- Roman > Technique
- Narration
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-258) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: bearing the Double-Cross -- Mark Twain's big two-hearted river text: "Old times on the Mississippi" and Life on the Mississippi -- Catching Mark Twain's drift: The adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Reinventing and circumventing history: The Prince and the Pauper and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court -- Twaining is everything: The American Claimant and Pudd'head Wilson -- Epilogue: After the Double-Cross.
- ISBN
- 052156168X
- 9780521561686
- LCCN
- 97041131
- OCLC
- ocm37801381
- 37801381
- SCSB-9021483
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library