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Description for Mark Twain
Hardback. Provides an annotated guide to the wealth of biographical sources focusing on the life of Mark Twain. Num Pages: 144 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
Mark Twain himself is as often a subject for research and discussion as are his works. However, there are few full-length bibliographies to date, and the definitive study of Twain's life is yet to be written. The history of scholarship devoted to Twain's life and work is long and rich and offers material that covers nearly every facet of the life of this popular American writer. But while much biographical matter exists, little can be found in the way of an organized guide to it. Mark Twain: A Descriptive Guide to Biographical Sources fills this gap, providing an annotated guide ... Read more
Mark Twain himself is as often a subject for research and discussion as are his works. However, there are few full-length bibliographies to date, and the definitive study of Twain's life is yet to be written. The history of scholarship devoted to Twain's life and work is long and rich and offers material that covers nearly every facet of the life of this popular American writer. But while much biographical matter exists, little can be found in the way of an organized guide to it. Mark Twain: A Descriptive Guide to Biographical Sources fills this gap, providing an annotated guide ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810836303
SKU
V9780810836303
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jason Gary Horn
Jason Gary Horn is Assistant Professor of English and Chair of Humanities at Gordon College in Barnesville, Georgia. He has published several articles on Mark Twain and other American literary figures, and is the author of Mark Twain and William James: Crafting a Free Self, which explores Twain's religious psychology and philosophical temperament.
Reviews for Mark Twain
An excellent resource from Scarecrow Press's on-going list of reference books.
Mississippi Quarterly
What especially sets Horn's book apart is the reach of its range...all scholars owe Jason Gary Horn a vote of thanks for conceiving and executing his well focused and fully annotated bibliography.
Mark Twain Forum
Mississippi Quarterly
What especially sets Horn's book apart is the reach of its range...all scholars owe Jason Gary Horn a vote of thanks for conceiving and executing his well focused and fully annotated bibliography.
Mark Twain Forum