Download or read book Dreaming Other Dreams Persona and Humor in Mark Twain s Early Writings written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Persona and Humor in Mark Twain s Early Writings written by Don Florence and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging mainstream Twain criticism on many fronts, Florence focuses exclusively on Twain's early writings. He demonstrates how Twain evolved in his early narratives into the "Mark Twain" we now recognize. Florence maintains that this process was evolutionary: Although Twain might have been dependent on Clemens for the initial experiences, they become Twain's experiences, necessary for his development as a persona. Traditionally, critics of Twain have been preoccupied with dualities, but Florence sees this emphasis upon polarities as an oversimplification. He argues that much of Twain's humor strives to shape more and more of the world, giving Twain multiple narrative voices and letting him be inclusive, not exclusive. Finally, this study asserts that there is more continuity to Mark Twain's career than has been generally recognized. Many Twain scholars have argued that Twain's later writings are radically different from his earlier writings because of their emphasis upon illusion and dream. Florence argues that the preoccupation with illusion and fantasy is scarcely new. Whether Twain's mood is exuberant or dark, he emphasizes subjectivity over objectivity, the dominance of fantasy, the creative powers of humor, and his ability as persona to determine what we consider "reality". Florence contends that Twain's early writings show Mark Twain gradually evolving into a masterfully comic persona.

Download or read book Mark Twain s Which was the Dream written by Mark Twain and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mark Twain s which was the Dream and Other Symbolic Writings of the Later Years written by Mark Twain (írói név) and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mark Twain s Which was the Dream written by Mark Twain and published by Berkeley : University of California Press. This book was released on 1967 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fictional pieces known to scholars as the "Great Dark" manuscripts.

Download or read book WHICH WAS THE DREAM AND OTHER SYMBOLIC WRITINGS BY MARK TWAIN D I SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS ED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN S TUCKEY written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mark Twain s Which was the Dream Edited with an Introd by John S Tuckey written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Which was the Dream and Other Symbolic Writings of the Later Years written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Which was the Dream written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Which was the Dream written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Burlesque Autobiography and First Romance written by Mark Twain and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: A Burlesque Autobiography, and, First Romance by Mark Twain

Download or read book Which was the Dream And Other Symbolic Writings of the Later Years written by Mark Twain (pseud. van Samuel Langhorne Clemens.) and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mark Twain Collected Tales Sketches Speeches and Essays Vol 2 1891 1910 LOA 61 written by Mark Twain and published by Library of America. This book was released on 1992-10-15 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Library of America book, with its companion volume, is the most comprehensive collection ever published of Mark Twain’s short writings—the incomparable stories, sketches, burlesques, hoaxes, tall tales, speeches, satires, and maxims of America’s greatest humorist. Arranged chronologically and containing many pieces restored to the form in which Twain intended them to appear, the volumes show with unprecedented clarity the literary evolution of Mark Twain over six decades of his career. This volume contains eighty pieces from the years 1891 to 1910, when Twain emerged from bankruptcy and personal tragedy to become the white-suited, cigar-smoking international celebrity who reported on his own follies and those of humanity with an unerring sense of the absurd. Some stories display Twain’s fascination with money and greed, such as “The Esquimau Maiden’s Romance” and “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.” Other stories, written after the death of his daughter Susy in 1896, explore the outer limits of fantasy and psychic phenomena, including “Which Was the Dream?” “The Great Dark,” and “My Platonic Sweetheart.” The United States military involvement in Cuba, China, and the Philippines turned Twain’s attention to political satire and invective. “To the Person Sitting in Darkness,” “The United States of Lyncherdom,” “The Czar’s Soliloquy,” and “The War Prayer” are biting denunciations of European and American imperialism. Other political issues inspired articles and stories about the Jews, the notorious Dreyfus case, and vivisection. Twain’s increasingly unorthodox religious opinions are powerfully, often comically, expressed in “Extracts from Adam’s Diary,” “Eve’s Diary,” “Eve Speaks,” “Adam’s Soliloquy,” “A Humane Word from Satan,” “What is Man?” “Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven,” and “Letters from the Earth.” “Against the assault of laughter,” he said, “nothing can stand.” Twain’s brilliant inventiveness continues to shine in such later comic masterpieces as “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offences,” “Italian Without a Master,” “Hunting the Deceitful Turkey,” and “My First Lie and How I Got Out of It.” A posthumous collection of proverbs and aphorisms (“More Maxims of Mark”) is included as an appendix. The publishing history of every story, sketch, and speech in this volume has been thoroughly researched, and in each instance the most authoritative text has been reproduced. This collection also includes an extensive chronology of Twain’s complex life, helpful notes on the people and events referred to in his works, and a guide to the texts. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Download or read book Mark Twain Collected Tales Sketches Speeches and Essays Vol 2 1891 1910 LOA 61 written by Mark Twain and published by Library of America Mark Twain. This book was released on 1992-10-15 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected stories, sketches, speeches & essays.

Download or read book Mark Twain s Strange Dream written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mark Twain s Which was the Dream and Other Symbolic Writings of the Later Years Edited with an Introduction by John S Tuckey With a Portrait written by Samuel Langhorne Clemens and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My Platonic Sweetheart written by Mark Twain and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My Platonic Sweetheart" is a short dream narrative written by American writer Mark Twain. It was originally titled "The Lost Sweetheart" and written during Jul-Aug 1898, but only published in late 1912. The main character (believed to represent Twain) has several dreams throughout his life about the same woman. The narrative depicts five of these dreams, and in each dream the main character and the woman take on different names. The woman's appearance (hair and eye color) also changes in each dream. However, the characters' ages in the dreams remain the same, he is seventeen and she is fifteen, and the two characters never fail to recognize each other.