Mark Twain's Travel Literature (eBook)

The Odyssey of a Mind

Hellwig Harold H. Hellwig (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2015
227 Seiten
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4766-0002-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This critical study analyzes major concepts in the travel literature of Mark Twain and notes how his oeuvre (including his classic works of fiction) revolves around travel as a central issue. The book focuses especially on his representations of time, place, and identity in the travel works Roughing It, A Tramp Abroad, The Innocents Abroad, Life on The Mississippi, and Following the Equator. All receive an in-depth analysis, noting Twain's strong sense of nostalgia for the disappearing American frontier, his growing concern over the assimilation of Native American cultures, and his continual search for a sense of personal and national identity. One appendix provides a complete list of the travel literature contained in Twain's personal library.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.1.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-4766-0002-3 / 1476600023
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-0002-4 / 9781476600024