Mark Twain and youth : studies in his life and writings

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Mark Twain and youth : studies in his life and writings

edited by Kevin Mac Donnell and R. Kent Rasmussen ; foreword by Hal Holbrook

Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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One of the greatest American authors, Mark Twain holds a special position not only as a distinctly American cultural icon but also as a preeminent portrayer of youth. His famous writings about children and youthful themes are central to both his work and his popularity. The distinguished contributors to Mark Twain and Youth make Twain even more accessible to modern readers by fully exploring youth themes in both his life and his extensive writings. The volume's twenty-six original essays offer new perspectives on such important subjects as Twain's boyhood; his relationships with his siblings and his own children; his attitudes toward aging, gender roles, and slavery; the marketing, reception, teaching, and adaptation of his works; and youth themes in his individual novels--Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, Pudd'nhead Wilson, and Joan of Arc. The book also includes a revealing foreword by actor Hal Holbrook, who has performed longer as "Mark Twain" than Samuel Clemens himself did. The book includes contributions by: Lawrence Berkove, John Bird, Jocelyn A. Chadwick, Joseph Csicsila, Hugh H. Davis, Mark Dawidziak, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, James Golden, Alan Gribben, Benjamin Griffin, Ronald Jenn, Holger Kersten, Andrew Levy, Cindy Lovell, Karen Lystra, Debra Ann MacComb, Peter Messent, Linda A. Morris, K. Patrick Ober, John R. Pascal, Lucy E. Rollin, Barbara Schmidt, David E. E. Sloane, Henry Sweets, Wendelinus Wurth.

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Foreword, Hal Holbrook Introduction Note on Citations Part 1 Overviews 1. Mark Twain on Youth and Aging, Holger Kersten 2. "Same Damned Fools": Mark Twain and the Deceptive Promise of Youth, Lawrence Berkove 3. Children's Literature in the Nineteenth Century, Lucy E. Rollin 4. Mark Twain's Lifelong Reading, Alan Gribben Part 2 The Clemens Family 5. Sam and His Siblings, Henry Sweets 6. Sam and Livy as Parents, John Bird 7. Langdon Clemens and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Joseph Csicsila 8. Susy Clemens: Defined by Her Death, James Golden 9. Clara Clemens: The "Bay," Cindy Lovell 10. Jean Clemens: A Family Reclaimed, Karen Lystra Part 3 Sam Clemens's Life Experiences 11. A Dialogue on Mark Twain's Autobiography, Victor Fischer and Benjamin Griffin 12. Sam's Boyhood Friends, Henry Sweets 13. Health, Disease, and Children, K. Patrick Ober 14. Mark Twain's Angelfish, Barbara Schmidt Part 4 Mark Twain's Writings 15. Early Stories and Sketches, David E. E. Sloane 16. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Peter Messent 17. The Prince and the Pauper, Hugh H. Davis 18. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Andrew Levy 19. Pudd'nhead Wilson, Debra Ann MacComb 20. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Ronald Jenn 21. Gender Bending as Child's Play, Linda A. Morris 22. Orphans and Adoption, Wendelinus Wurth Part 5 Modern Perspectives 23. Black and White Youth in Mark Twain's Hannibal, Shelley Fisher Fishkin 24. Mark Twain and the Movies, Mark Dawidziak 25. Mark Twain Meets Generation Z, Jocelyn A. Chadwick 26. A Secondary School Perspective, John R. Pascal Works Cited Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Index

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