{"product_id":"9781119045397","title":"A Companion to Mark Twain","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Mark Twain\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Messent | Louis J. Budd\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis broad-ranging companion brings together respected American and European critics and a number of up-and-coming scholars to provide an overview of Twain, his background, his writings, and his place in American literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne of the most broad-ranging volumes to appear on Mark Twain in recent years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together respected Twain critics and a number of younger scholars in the field to provide an overview of this central figure in American literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces special emphasis on the ways in which Twain's works remain both relevant and important for a twenty-first century audience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA concluding essay evaluates the changing landscape of Twain criticism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Messent\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Modern American Literature at Nottingham University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crime Fiction Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), the prize-winning \u003ci\u003eMark Twain and Male Friendship \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eThe Short Works of Mark Twain: A Critical Study\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), and \u003ci\u003eNew Readings of the American Novel: Narrative Theory and its Application\u003c\/i\u003e (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis J. Budd\u003c\/b\u003e died after this book was first published, in 2011. He was James B. Duke Professor (Emeritus) of American Literature at Duke University, where he taught American Literature from 1981 to 1991. He was also the author of \u003ci\u003eMark Twain: Social Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e (reissued 2001) and \u003ci\u003eOur Mark Twain: The Making of his Public Personality\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eMark Twain: The Contemporary Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). He served as founding president of the Mark Twain Circle of America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 August 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119045397\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e592\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311135977612,"sku":"9781119045397","price":53.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119045397.jpg?v=1780233800","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119045397","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}