Mark Twain and youth : studies in his life and writings
Kevin B. Mac Donnell (Editor), R. Kent Rasmussen (Editor), Hal Holbrook
"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."--Publisher's website
Biographies
xxv, 313 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9781474223126, 9781474225380, 1474223125, 1474225381
917340947
Foreword, Hal HolbrookIntroduction Note on Citations Part 1 Overviews1. 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 Family5. Sam and His Siblings, Henry Sweets6. Sam and Livy as Parents, John Bird7. Langdon Clemens and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Joseph Csicsila8. Susy Clemens: Defined by Her Death, James Golden9. Clara Clemens: The “Bay,” Cindy Lovell10. Jean Clemens: A Family Reclaimed, Karen LystraPart 3 Sam Clemens’s Life Experiences11. A Dialogue on Mark Twain’s Autobiography, Victor Fischer and Benjamin Griffin12. Sam’s Boyhood Friends, Henry Sweets13. Health, Disease, and Children, K. Patrick Ober14. Mark Twain’s Angelfish, Barbara SchmidtPart 4 Mark Twain’s Writings15. Early Stories and Sketches, David E. E. Sloane16. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Peter Messent17. The Prince and the Pauper, Hugh H. Davis18. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Andrew Levy19. Pudd’nhead Wilson, Debra Ann MacComb20. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Ronald Jenn21. Gender Bending as Child’s Play, Linda A. Morris22. Orphans and Adoption, Wendelinus WurthPart 5 Modern Perspectives23. Black and White Youth in Mark Twain’s Hannibal, Shelley Fisher Fishkin24. Mark Twain and the Movies, Mark Dawidziak25. Mark Twain Meets Generation Z, Jocelyn A. Chadwick26. A Secondary School Perspective, John R. Pascal Works CitedNotes on ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIndex