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 68
... contrast between Shakespeare and the local setting or idiom . This produces excitement , as any contrast would , but it also expresses the diversity present in the new American society . On the one hand , it could just assert this ...
... contrast between Shakespeare and the local setting or idiom . This produces excitement , as any contrast would , but it also expresses the diversity present in the new American society . On the one hand , it could just assert this ...
Pagina 178
... contrasts between serious drama and comic burlesque that marked Shakespeare performances in the American tradition . Rather ... contrast , however , by juxtaposing this archaic style with the modern slang of business and advertis- ing ...
... contrasts between serious drama and comic burlesque that marked Shakespeare performances in the American tradition . Rather ... contrast , however , by juxtaposing this archaic style with the modern slang of business and advertis- ing ...
Pagina 179
... contrast with modernity in his novel . Besides this contrast in style between antique expression and modern slang , Twain specified a second contrast in the antique style itself . On the one hand it is described as gra- cious , courtly ...
... contrast with modernity in his novel . Besides this contrast in style between antique expression and modern slang , Twain specified a second contrast in the antique style itself . On the one hand it is described as gra- cious , courtly ...
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