The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835-1871: Mark Twain and His Circle
Autor Gary Scharnhorsten Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 mar 2018 – vârsta de la 18 ani
This
book
begins
the
first
multi-volume
biography
of
Samuel
Clemens
to
appear
in
over
a
century.
In
the
succeeding
years,
Clemens
biographers
have
either
tailored
their
narratives
to
fit
the
parameters
of
a
single
volume
or
focused
on
a
particular
period
or
aspect
of
Clemens’s
life,
because
the
whole
of
that
epic
life
cannot
be
compressed
into
a
single
volume.
InThe
Life
of
Mark
Twain,
Gary
Scharnhorst
has
chosen
to
write
a
complete
biography
plotted
from
beginning
to
end,
from
a
single
point
of
view,
on
an
expansive
canvas.
With dozens of Mark Twain biographies available, what is left unsaid? On average, a hundred Clemens letters and a couple of Clemens interviews surface every year. Scharnhorst has located documents relevant to Clemens’s life in Missouri, along the Mississippi River, and in the West, including some which have been presumed lost. Over three volumes, Scharnhorst elucidates the life of arguably the greatest American writer and reveals the alchemy of his gifted imagination.
With dozens of Mark Twain biographies available, what is left unsaid? On average, a hundred Clemens letters and a couple of Clemens interviews surface every year. Scharnhorst has located documents relevant to Clemens’s life in Missouri, along the Mississippi River, and in the West, including some which have been presumed lost. Over three volumes, Scharnhorst elucidates the life of arguably the greatest American writer and reveals the alchemy of his gifted imagination.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780826221445
ISBN-10: 0826221440
Pagini: 718
Ilustrații: 25 illus.
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 46 mm
Greutate: 1.07 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Missouri Press
Colecția University of Missouri
Seria Mark Twain and His Circle
ISBN-10: 0826221440
Pagini: 718
Ilustrații: 25 illus.
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 46 mm
Greutate: 1.07 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Missouri Press
Colecția University of Missouri
Seria Mark Twain and His Circle
Recenzii
“A
lively,
richly
detailed,
and
sharply
perceptive
biography.”—Kirkus(starred)
"Scharnhorst's
thorough
and
careful
research
results
in
a
scholarly
biography
that
will
undoubtedly
be
considered
definitive."—Publishers
Weekly
“Gary
Scharnhorst’s
monumental
biography
sets
a
new
standard
for
comprehensiveness.
Scharnhorst's
assertive
style
and
unflinching
interpretations
set The
Life
of
Mark
Twain apart
from
all
previous
studies
of
this
fascinating
and
contradictory
figure. This
will
prove
to
be
the
standard
biography
for
our
generation.”—Alan
Gribben,
editor
of
theMark
Twain
Journaland
author
ofMark
Twain's
Literary
Resources:
A
Reconstruction
of
His
Library
and
Reading
“With
the
facts
about
Sam
Clemens's
life
scattered
through
countless
volumes
and
archives,
we
have
long
needed
a
biography
that
brings
them
together,
winnowing
out
the
myths,
and
telling
the
true
story
with
clarity
and
grace.
Gary
Scharnhorst
has
taken
up
this
prodigious
task,
and
as
a
veteran
Mark
Twain
scholar
still
at
the
top
of
his
game,
he's
certainly
right
for
the
challenge.
Clear
and
engaging,
Scharnhorst’s
prose
keeps
you
rolling
happily
through
this
consummate
American
adventure.”—Bruce
Michelson,
author
ofPrinter’s
Devil:
Mark
Twain
and
the
American
Publishing
Revolution
"In
the
near
endless
attempts
to
chart
the
life
and
times
of
Mark
Twain,
most
biographers
have
mapped
only
parts
of
Twain's
life,
focusing
solely
upon
a
period,
a
place,
or
a
set
of
relationships.
InThe
Life
of
Mark
Twain:
The
Early
Years,
1835-1871,
Gary
Scharnhorst
has
widened
his
lens
to
take
in
the
sweep
of
events,
the
currents
of
change
and
creativity
in
these
early
years
that
would
make
Twain
into
not
just
a
cultural
phenomenon
but
into
the
most
American
of
artists.
In
its
wit
and
clarity,
Scharnhorst's
biography
will
appeal
to
devoted
readers
of
Mark
Twain's
life
and
fiction;
while
scholars
will
find
in
this
volume
a
smart,
insightful,
unsentimental
view
of
Twain—no
idolizing
of
St.
Mark,
or
armchair
analysis
of
the
Twain/Clemens
divide.
Gary
Scharnhorst
is
a
scholar
whose
command
of
nineteenth-century
American
culture
and
literature
provides
this
volume
with
layer
upon
layer
of
context
and
insight."—Ann
M.
Ryan,
co-editor
ofCosmopolitan
Twain
“While
this
is
a
gargantuan
book
that
leaves
Twain
in
his
mid-thirties,
it
never
feels
overlong
or
too
bogged
down
in
detail.
Scharnhorst
has
great
material
to
work
with,
and
he
conveys
it
expertly.”
--Foreword
Review
Notă biografică
Gary
Scharnhorstis
Distinguished
Professor
Emeritus
of
English
at
the
University
of
New
Mexico.
He
is
the
author
or
editor
of
fifty
books,
includingMark
Twain
on
Potholes
and
Politics:
Letters
to
the
Editor.
He
lives
in
Albuquerque,
New
Mexico.
Descriere
This
book
begins
the
first
multi-volume
biography
of
Samuel
Clemens
to
appear
in
over
a
century.
In
the
succeeding
years,
Clemens
biographers
have
either
tailored
their
narratives
to
fit
the
parameters
of
a
single
volume
or
focused
on
a
particular
period
or
aspect
of
Clemens’s
life,
because
the
whole
of
that
epic
life
cannot
be
compressed
into
a
single
volume.
InThe
Life
of
Mark
Twain,
Gary
Scharnhorst
has
chosen
to
write
a
complete
biography
plotted
from
beginning
to
end,
from
a
single
point
of
view,
on
an
expansive
canvas.
With dozens of Mark Twain biographies available, what is left unsaid? On average, a hundred Clemens letters and a couple of Clemens interviews surface every year. Scharnhorst has located documents relevant to Clemens’s life in Missouri, along the Mississippi River, and in the West, including some which have been presumed lost. Over three volumes, Scharnhorst elucidates the life of arguably the greatest American writer and reveals the alchemy of his gifted imagination.
With dozens of Mark Twain biographies available, what is left unsaid? On average, a hundred Clemens letters and a couple of Clemens interviews surface every year. Scharnhorst has located documents relevant to Clemens’s life in Missouri, along the Mississippi River, and in the West, including some which have been presumed lost. Over three volumes, Scharnhorst elucidates the life of arguably the greatest American writer and reveals the alchemy of his gifted imagination.