Mark Twain's travel literature : the odyssey of a mind / Harold H. Hellwig.

Author/creator Hellwig, Harold H., 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2008.
Descriptionix, 217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Travel.
Travelers' writings, American--History and criticism.
Travel in literature.
Time in literature.
Place (Philosophy) in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.

Contents Travel as a quest for knowledge -- Travel as a method of piloting the river of life -- Innocents abroad : a parody of tourist books -- Roughing it : travel as a way to find an identity -- A tramp abroad : travel experiment and narrative lapse -- Life on the Mississippi : travel as a form of knowledge -- Following the equator : travel as nostalgia, loss and recovery -- Mark Twain's travel : looking for an identity in fiction -- Mark Twain's travel : looking for stable time in his fiction -- Appendix: travel works probably read and owned by Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain).
Abstract "This critical study focuses on Twain's 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"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-211) and index.
Bibliography note"Appendix : travel works probably read and owned by Mark Twain": p. 181-200.
LCCN 2008000644
ISBN9780786436514 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0786436514 (softcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS 1342.T73 H46 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold