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 73
... piece rather satirizes local newspapers and city politics . Since the press thrives on violence , Twain envies the lucky Roman reporter who witnessed the killing and turned his account of all the bloody details into a " labor of love ...
... piece rather satirizes local newspapers and city politics . Since the press thrives on violence , Twain envies the lucky Roman reporter who witnessed the killing and turned his account of all the bloody details into a " labor of love ...
Pagina 98
A Cultural Legacy Anthony J. Berret. piece expresses the contrasts that Twain saw in the person of Shakespeare . Here I want to stress the study and training that he put into writing it . True , the piece was a practical joke . In 1906 a ...
A Cultural Legacy Anthony J. Berret. piece expresses the contrasts that Twain saw in the person of Shakespeare . Here I want to stress the study and training that he put into writing it . True , the piece was a practical joke . In 1906 a ...
Pagina 185
... piece written the year after Joan was published . Inspired by the procession on the Queen's jubilee day , Twain imagines the victory parade after the battle of Agincourt with Sir John Oldcastle , or Falstaff , come back from the dead to ...
... piece written the year after Joan was published . Inspired by the procession on the Queen's jubilee day , Twain imagines the victory parade after the battle of Agincourt with Sir John Oldcastle , or Falstaff , come back from the dead to ...
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