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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... style with the circumlocutions and postures that Hamlet resorted to in denouncing the regime of Denmark.27 An Englishman who adopted this style and made himself the leader of the reforming faction was Sir Walter Raleigh . As explorer ...
... style with the circumlocutions and postures that Hamlet resorted to in denouncing the regime of Denmark.27 An Englishman who adopted this style and made himself the leader of the reforming faction was Sir Walter Raleigh . As explorer ...
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... style and sentiment of the work that is parodied to absurd extremes , and they reduce when they translate the original style of the work into contemporary jargon and replace its original setting and characters with ones that are ...
... style and sentiment of the work that is parodied to absurd extremes , and they reduce when they translate the original style of the work into contemporary jargon and replace its original setting and characters with ones that are ...
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... style for The Prince and the Pauper , and that they inspired , or at least supported , his recourse to Shakespeare for further help in that style . They could also have suggested and exemplified for him the use of Shakespeare's plots ...
... style for The Prince and the Pauper , and that they inspired , or at least supported , his recourse to Shakespeare for further help in that style . They could also have suggested and exemplified for him the use of Shakespeare's plots ...
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