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 138
... reflect , inter- pret , and universalize the action of his stories . He put Shakespeare's plays in the background of his stories to uncover and illuminate the classical themes and tragic situations that existed in his own time and ...
... reflect , inter- pret , and universalize the action of his stories . He put Shakespeare's plays in the background of his stories to uncover and illuminate the classical themes and tragic situations that existed in his own time and ...
Pagina 165
... reflect just one episode - I have shown this in connection with Richard the Third and Romeo and Juliet- but the Hamlet speech , besides reflecting the moral dilemmas of Huck , also illuminates the images and ideas from Hamlet that ...
... reflect just one episode - I have shown this in connection with Richard the Third and Romeo and Juliet- but the Hamlet speech , besides reflecting the moral dilemmas of Huck , also illuminates the images and ideas from Hamlet that ...
Pagina 170
... reflect reality adequately , or it exposes reality in its absurd aspects , which might also be tragic . Fi- nally ... reflects this interest in his tirade against the King and the Duke after they collect almost 170 MARK TWAIN AND SHAKESPEARE.
... reflect reality adequately , or it exposes reality in its absurd aspects , which might also be tragic . Fi- nally ... reflects this interest in his tirade against the King and the Duke after they collect almost 170 MARK TWAIN AND SHAKESPEARE.
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