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 64
... Ward " : " We sot there talkin & larfin until ' the switchin hour of nite , when grave yards yawn & Josts troop 4th ' as old Bill Shakespire aptlee obsarves in his dramy of John Sheppard , esq . , or the Moral House Breaker ... " ( see ...
... Ward " : " We sot there talkin & larfin until ' the switchin hour of nite , when grave yards yawn & Josts troop 4th ' as old Bill Shakespire aptlee obsarves in his dramy of John Sheppard , esq . , or the Moral House Breaker ... " ( see ...
Pagina 65
... Ward in several ways , including his use of Shakespeare . He read the Carpet - bag and other papers that printed Ward's sketches , and he might have read Ward's 1862 book . During a lecture tour of the West in late 1863 , Ward visited ...
... Ward in several ways , including his use of Shakespeare . He read the Carpet - bag and other papers that printed Ward's sketches , and he might have read Ward's 1862 book . During a lecture tour of the West in late 1863 , Ward visited ...
Pagina 71
... Ward sent the sketch from Cleveland to the New York comic magazine Vanity Fair in late 1860. In the sketch Ward affects an uneducated village dialect to recount a trip to " Niblo's Garding " in New York to see " Ed Forrest " play ...
... Ward sent the sketch from Cleveland to the New York comic magazine Vanity Fair in late 1860. In the sketch Ward affects an uneducated village dialect to recount a trip to " Niblo's Garding " in New York to see " Ed Forrest " play ...
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