The man who was Mark Twain: images and ideologies

Guy CardwellYale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300049503

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The man who was Mark Twain: images and ideologies

Guy CardwellYale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300049501 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300049503 · 1991

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Guy Cardwell examines the complex duality between Samuel Clemens and his public persona, Mark Twain. By analyzing the author's private writings and public performances, this study deconstructs the idealized American icon to reveal the tensions, contradictions, and psychological depths that defined his literary career and personal life.

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Publisher: Yale University Press
1991
Pages: 267Language: English

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Author: Guy CardwellContributor: Guy Cardwell

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Inferred: American Literary NaturalismInferred: American LiteratureInferred: IdentityInferred: Literary BiographyInferred: Politische EinstellungInferred: Naturalism

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Influences: Psychobiography, New HistoricismCornerstone of: Twain Studies

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