Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain

By: Robinson, Forrset G.

Book Overview

The Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain offers new and thought-provoking essays on an author of enduring preeminence in the American canon. Accessible enough to interest both experienced specialists and students new to Twain criticism, the essays examine Twain from a wide variety of critical perspectives, and include timely reflections by major critics on the hotly debated dynamics of race and slavery perceptible throughout his writing. The volume includes a chronology of Twain's life and a list of suggestions for further reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521445930
• ISBN13: 9780521445931
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"