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Mark Twain (Hardcover)
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Mark Twain (Hardcover)
Series: Lives and Legacies
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Mark Twain towered above the American literary landscape. With a
worldwide fame greater than that of statesmen, scientists, or
entertainers, Twain was in his own words "the most conspicuous man
on the planet." Now, in this wonderful recounting of his career,
Larzer Ziff offers an incisive, illuminating look at one of the
giants of American letters.
Mark Twain emerges in this book as something of a paradox. His
humor made him rich and famous, but he was unhappy with the role of
humorist. He satirized the rapacious economic practices of his
society, yet was caught up in those very practices himself. He was
a literary genius who revolutionized the national literature, yet
was unable to resist whatever quirky notion or joke that crossed
his mind, often straying from his plot or contradicting his theme.
Ziff offers a lively account of Twain's early years, explores all
his major fiction, and concludes with a consideration of his
craftsmanship and his strength as a cultural critic. He offers
particularly telling insight into Twain's travel writings,
providing for example an insightful account of Following the
Equator, perhaps Twain's most underrated work. Throughout the book,
Ziff examines Twain's writings in light of the literary cultures of
his day--from frontier humorists to Matthew Arnold--and of parallel
literary works of his time--comparing, for example, A Connecticut
Yankee with major utopian works of the same decade. Thus the book
is both a work of literary criticism and of cultural history.
Compact and sparkling, here then is an invaluable introduction to
Mark Twain, capturing the humor and the contradictions of America's
most beloved writer.
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