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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... comic - serious interest in Shakespeare's life and person , focusing mainly on the Shakespeare - Bacon controversy , I shall devote a chapter to the predominantly comic treatment that Twain gave to Shakespeare's works during his early ...
... comic - serious interest in Shakespeare's life and person , focusing mainly on the Shakespeare - Bacon controversy , I shall devote a chapter to the predominantly comic treatment that Twain gave to Shakespeare's works during his early ...
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... comic actors disguised as people far beneath them on the social scale , and they could thus laugh at themselves from a position of detachment and superiority . Of course , they could also identify with the comic actors and , with more ...
... comic actors disguised as people far beneath them on the social scale , and they could thus laugh at themselves from a position of detachment and superiority . Of course , they could also identify with the comic actors and , with more ...
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... comic use of Shakespeare , then , Twain drew from a broad spectrum of sources in American culture . When he wished to satirize contemporary personalities , issues , or styles of communication , he matched them against Shakespeare , but ...
... comic use of Shakespeare , then , Twain drew from a broad spectrum of sources in American culture . When he wished to satirize contemporary personalities , issues , or styles of communication , he matched them against Shakespeare , but ...
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