Mark Twain and Shakespeare: A Cultural LegacyUniversity Press of America, 1993 - 216 pagina's In this book, the author discusses Mark Twain's treatment of Shakespeare as a key factor in Twain's self-understanding and artistic development. The extensive and diverse treatment is broken down into four categories: biography, comedy, history, and tragedy. Berret demonstrates the influence of Hamlet on the classic Huckleberry Finn as well as the broader influences of Shakespeare's authorship in Twain's unique literary humor and personae. |
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Pagina 47
... English drama , Coleridge explained that Greek dramatists sought unity and simplicity by separation of heterogeneous elements , such as comedy and tragedy , while English drama- tists tried to fuse heterogeneous elements , mixing comic ...
... English drama , Coleridge explained that Greek dramatists sought unity and simplicity by separation of heterogeneous elements , such as comedy and tragedy , while English drama- tists tried to fuse heterogeneous elements , mixing comic ...
Pagina 128
... English Literature . It was published in 1864 and translated into English in 1871. Twain read it in the early 1880s . He later called Taine " The Father of English Literature because he made so many people read seri- ous books which ...
... English Literature . It was published in 1864 and translated into English in 1871. Twain read it in the early 1880s . He later called Taine " The Father of English Literature because he made so many people read seri- ous books which ...
Pagina 129
... English temperament and therefore hurt its literature . English poetry and fiction became abstract , factual , moral , mechanical , and dogmatic . Sir Walter Scott , along with other Romantics , tried to restore the Renais- sance spirit ...
... English temperament and therefore hurt its literature . English poetry and fiction became abstract , factual , moral , mechanical , and dogmatic . Sir Walter Scott , along with other Romantics , tried to restore the Renais- sance spirit ...
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