Mark Twain as a Literary Comedian
Auteur: David E. E. Sloane
Nombre de pages: 221 pages
ISBN: 0807104604, 9780807104606
Edition: Louisiana State University Press
Date de publication: Louisiana State University Press
Description: Admitting the influence of the Southwestern humorists on Mark Twain's work, Sloane attempts to assess the parallel importance of Northeastern literary comedy, the more overt political and satirical humor that culminates in the deadpan persona of Artemus Ward. Sloane argues that this latter tradition provided Twain with a focus for his egalitarian social vision and encouraged him to experiment in the making of his own fictional forms.