{"product_id":"9781405123792","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  \u003cb\u003ePeter Messent\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Modern American Literature at Nottingham University. He is the author of \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), and editor of \u003ci\u003eCriminal Proceedings: The Contemporary American Crime Nov\u003c\/i\u003eel (1997). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis J. Budd\u003c\/b\u003e is James B. Duke Professor (Emeritus) of American Literature at Duke University, where he taught American Literature from 1981 to 1991. He is 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\u003e30 January 2006\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\u003e9781405123792\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\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\u003e40.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380489351308,"sku":"9781405123792","price":233.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405123792_f650d150-8a9d-4c34-bd1c-c21475e76641.jpg?v=1780101683","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405123792","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}