A Companion to Mark Twain

• Author(s): Peter Messent, Louis J. Budd,
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Pages: 592
• ISBN_10: 1119045398
  ISBN_13: 9781119045397
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / American / General , Literary Criticism / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General ,

Description:...

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