Mark Twain on the Loose - A Comic Writer and the American Self

Can we rediscover the wildness in Mark Twain's humor? Can we understand how that wildness helped make him a national legend and a key figure in the expression of an American self? Bruce Michelson writes about Twain as a body of literature, as a public personality, and as a myth. He shows that many of Twain's most ambitious and memorable works, from the very beginning to the end of his career, express a drive for absolute liberation from every social, psychological, and artistic limit.

The outrageous and anarchic sides of Twain play a vital role in his art. But these traits are undervalued even by his admirers, who often favor clean shapes and steady affirmations in Twain's writing - not the dangerous comic outbreak, or the deep yearning to free the self from every definition and confinement.

Reviewing works from a wide range of Twain's writings, Michelson brings to light those wild dimensions, their literary consequences, and their cultural importance.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bruce Michelson
• Editore: University Of Massachusetts Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.04.1995
• EAN: 9780870239670
• ISBN: 978-0-87023-967-0
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 438 g
• Serie: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata