Title Lighting out for the territory : reflections on Mark Twain and American culture / Shelley Fisher Fishkin

Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997

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Description 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations Series OUP E-Books Summary Twain scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin blends personal narrative with reflections on history, literature, and popular culture, to provide a provocative look at who Mark Twain really was, how he got to be that way, and what we do with his legacy today Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-249) Notes Print version record Subject Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Knowledge -- America Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Appreciation -- United States SUBJECT Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. fast (OCoLC)fst00031622 Subject Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century National characteristics, American, in literature. Humorous stories, American -- History and criticism Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. Art appreciation. Authors, American. Humorous stories, American. Literature. Literature and society. National characteristics, American, in literature. SUBJECT United States -- In literature America -- In literature Subject America. United States. Genre/Form Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Form Electronic book LC no. 96034612 ISBN 1429415800 9781429415804 1280529946 9781280529948 9780199855162 0199855161 9786610529940 6610529949 9780195121223 0195121228

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