Mark Twain under Fire
Reception and Reputation, Criticism and Controversy, 1851-2015
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2016
306 pages
978-1-78744-431-7 (ISBN)
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Tracks the genesis and evolution of Twain's reputation as a writer, revealing how and why the writer has been "under fire" since the advent of his career.
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Content
Introduction
"A Reputation That Can Stand Fire": Mark Twain's Early Reception through 1910
"All Right, Then, I'll Go to Hell": Mark Twain's Disputed Legacy, 1910-1950
"Only One Right Form for a Story": Mark Twain and Cold War Criticism, 1950-1970
"Everyone Is a Moon, and Has a Dark Side": New Phases of Mark Twain Criticism from the 1970s through the 1980s
"It Is Difference of Opinion That Makes Horse-Races": Mark Twain as a Partisan in the Culture Wars, 1990s to 2015
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
"A Reputation That Can Stand Fire": Mark Twain's Early Reception through 1910
"All Right, Then, I'll Go to Hell": Mark Twain's Disputed Legacy, 1910-1950
"Only One Right Form for a Story": Mark Twain and Cold War Criticism, 1950-1970
"Everyone Is a Moon, and Has a Dark Side": New Phases of Mark Twain Criticism from the 1970s through the 1980s
"It Is Difference of Opinion That Makes Horse-Races": Mark Twain as a Partisan in the Culture Wars, 1990s to 2015
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
