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Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism Ser.: Mark Twain in the Margins : The Quarry Farm Marginalia and a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Joe B. Fulton (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press
ISBN-100817310339
ISBN-139780817310332
eBay Product ID (ePID)1658623
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMark Twain in the Margins : The Quarry Farm Marginalia and a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
SubjectGeneral, American / General, Books & Reading, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorJoe B. Fulton
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
SeriesStudies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN99-050647
Reviews"This meticulous study of Twain's methods of reading and annotating--and writing--will rank as one of the two dozen most essential books for understanding the stages of Twain's thought and composition. Additionally, the transcription of his marginalia is noteworthy in itself, especially the lengthy rumination about the long-term infuence of the French Revolution, which is so opinionated and revealing that it will often be quoted in the years to come. These marginalia have never before been made accessible, and they are presented here with a degree of fullness and care ensuring that no subsequent follow-up study is ever likely to be necessary. This will be the final word." — Alan Gribben, Auburn University at Montgomery
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal813/.4
SynopsisFulton's examination of Twain's marginalia demonstrates that the "unlettered" Twain approached the writing of his novels with careful research and calculated design., The common characterization of Mark Twain as an uneducated and improvisational writer took hold largely because of the novelist's own frequent claims about his writing practices. But using recently discovered evidence--Twain's marginal notes in books he consulted as he worked on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court --Joe Fulton argues for a reconsideration of scholarly views about Twain's writing process, showing that this great American author crafted his novels with careful research and calculated design. Fulton analyzes Twain's voluminous marginalia in the copies of Macaulay's History of England, Carlyle's History of the French Revolution, and Lecky's History of the Rise of Rationalism and England in the Eighteenth Century available to Twain in the library of Quarry Farm, the New York farm where the novelist and his family routinely spent their summers. Comparing these marginal notes to entries in Twain's writing journal, the manuscript of Connecticut Yankee, and the book as published in 1889, Fulton establishes that Twain's research decisively influenced the novel. Fulton reveals Twain to be both the writer from experience he claimed to be and the careful craftsman that he attempted to downplay. By redefining Twain's aesthetic, Fulton reinvigorates current debates about what constitutes literary realism. Fulton's transcriptions of the marginalia appear in an appendix; together with his analysis, they provide a valuable new resource for Twain scholars.
LC Classification NumberPS1308.F85 2000
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