This broad-ranging companion brings together respected American and European critics and a number of up-and-coming scholars to provide an overview of Twain, his background, his writings, and his place in American literary history. * One of the most broad-ranging volumes to appear on Mark Twain in recent years. * Brings together respected Twain critics and a number of younger scholars in the field to provide an overview of this central figure in American literature. * Places special emphasis on the ways in which Twain's works remain both relevant and important for a twenty-first century audience. * A concluding essay evaluates the changing landscape of Twain criticism
From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this Companion is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the American South. Includes discussion of the visual arts, music, society, history, and politics in the region. Combines treatment of major literary works and historical events with a survey of broader themes, movements and issues. Explores the work of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Huston, Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, as well as those - black and white, male and female - who are writing now.
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Audiobooks | 30 April 2007
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Mark Twain - The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is an 1882 book by Mark Twain that represents his first attempt at historical fiction.
Read By: Norman Dietz
Publisher: Recorded Books (1993)
Unabridged
8 mp3 (240.42 MB) + 1 txt file (391 KB)
