Mark Twain : a literary life /
Emerson, Everett H., 1925-2002
Mark Twain : a literary life / Everett Emerson. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2000. - xiii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-369) and index.
Mark Twain assembled
Journalist and lecturer
Turning point
Fumbling, success, uncertainty
Contracts, inspirations, obligations
A new voice
Retirement thwarted
Searching
The house burns down
Second harvest
The humorist as philosopher
Still writing till the end
Afterword: Whys and wherefores
"In Mark Twain, a Literary Life, Everett Emerson, author of The Authentic Mark Twain, revisits one of America's greatest and most popular writers. Building upon that earlier work, he explores the relationship between the life of the writer and his writings. The assumption throughout is that to see Mark Twain's writings in focus, one must give proper attention to their biographical context." "In reporting the author's life, Emerson has endeavored to permit Mark Twain to tell his own story as much as possible, through the use of letters and autobiographical writings, some previously unpublished. These glimpses into the life of the writer will be of interest to all who have an abiding affection for Samuel Clemens and his extraordinary legacy."--Jacket
0812235169 (alk. paper) 9780812235166
99034173
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Humorists, American--19th century--Biography.
Humoristas estadounidenses --Siglo XIX --Biografías
Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
Autores estadounidenses --Siglo XIX--Biografías
Journalists--United States--Biography.
PS 1331 / T969E 2000
818/.409
Mark Twain : a literary life / Everett Emerson. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2000. - xiii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-369) and index.
Mark Twain assembled
Journalist and lecturer
Turning point
Fumbling, success, uncertainty
Contracts, inspirations, obligations
A new voice
Retirement thwarted
Searching
The house burns down
Second harvest
The humorist as philosopher
Still writing till the end
Afterword: Whys and wherefores
"In Mark Twain, a Literary Life, Everett Emerson, author of The Authentic Mark Twain, revisits one of America's greatest and most popular writers. Building upon that earlier work, he explores the relationship between the life of the writer and his writings. The assumption throughout is that to see Mark Twain's writings in focus, one must give proper attention to their biographical context." "In reporting the author's life, Emerson has endeavored to permit Mark Twain to tell his own story as much as possible, through the use of letters and autobiographical writings, some previously unpublished. These glimpses into the life of the writer will be of interest to all who have an abiding affection for Samuel Clemens and his extraordinary legacy."--Jacket
0812235169 (alk. paper) 9780812235166
99034173
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Humorists, American--19th century--Biography.
Humoristas estadounidenses --Siglo XIX --Biografías
Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
Autores estadounidenses --Siglo XIX--Biografías
Journalists--United States--Biography.
PS 1331 / T969E 2000
818/.409