Mark Twain and human nature:
"Explores Mark Twain's works--including The Innocents Abroad, Following the Equator, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Puddin' Head Wilson, and What Is Man?--in terms of his interest in the subject of human nature, examining how his outlook on the human con...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Explores Mark Twain's works--including The Innocents Abroad, Following the Equator, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Puddin' Head Wilson, and What Is Man?--in terms of his interest in the subject of human nature, examining how his outlook on the human condition changed over the years"--Provided by publisher |
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX
A NOTE ON THE TEXTS XI
ABBREVIATIONS XIII
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER ONE. 1852-1869 20
CHAPTER TWO. 1870-1879 59
CHAPTER THREE. 1880-1884 104
CHAPTER FOUR. 1885-1889 141
CHAPTER FIVE. 1890-1899 190
CHAPTER SIX. 1900-1910 238
INDEX 283
Mark Twain
and Human Nature
Tom Quirk
Mark Twain once claimed that he could
read human character as «veil as he could
read the Mississippi River, and he studied his
fellow humans with the same devoted attention.
In both his fiction and his nonfiction, he was dis¬
posed to dramatize how the human creature acts
in a given environment
—
and to understand why.
Now one of America's preeminent Twain schol¬
ars takes a closer look at this icon's abiding inter¬
est in his fellow creatures. In seeking to account
for how Twain might have reasonably believed
the things he said he believed, Tom Quirk has
interwoven the author's inner life with his writ¬
ings to produce a meditation on how Twain's
understanding of human nature evolved and
deepened, and to show that this was one of the
central preoccupations of his life.
Quirk charts the ways in which this humorist
and occasional philosopher contemplated the sub-
lea of human nature from earh/ adulthood until
the end of his life, revealing how his outlook
changed over the years. His travels, his Tradings
in history and science, his
politicai
and social
commitments, and his own pragmatic testing of
human nature in his writing contributed to Twain's
mature view of his kind. Quirk establishes the
social and scientific contexts that dariry Twain's
thinking, and he considers not only Twain's stat¬
ed intentions about his purposes in his published
works but also bis ad hoc remarks about the hu¬
man condition.
Viewing both major and minor works through
the lens of Twain's shifting attitude. Quirk
pro¬
vido
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oeuvre.
He oners a detailed look at the travel writ-
ings, including The Innocents Abroad and Fol¬
lowing the Equator, and the novels, including The
Adventům
of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huck¬
leberry Finn, and Pudd'nhead Wilson, as well as an
important review of works from Twain's last
decade, including fantasies centering on mans
insignificance in Creation, works preoccupied
with isolation
—
notably No.
44,
The Mysterious
Stranger and "Eve's Diary"
—
and polemical writ¬
ings such as What Is
Mani
Comprising the well-seasoned reflections of a
mature scholar, this persuasive and eminently read¬
able study comes to terms with the life-shaping
ideas and attitudes of one of Americas best-loved
writers. Mark Twain and Human Nature offers
readers a better understanding of Twain's intel¬
lect as it enriches our understanding of his craft
and his ineluctable humor.
About the Author
Tom Quirk is author or editor of numerous
books, including Nothing Abstract: inves¬
tigations in the American Literary Imagination
(University of Missouri Press), Mark Twain: A
Study of the Short Fiction,
»ná
The Portable Mark
Twain. He is Professor of English at the Uni¬
versity of Missouri-Columbia. |
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IMAGE 1
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX
A NOTE ON THE TEXTS XI
ABBREVIATIONS XIII
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER ONE. 1852-1869 20
CHAPTER TWO. 1870-1879 59
CHAPTER THREE. 1880-1884 104
CHAPTER FOUR. 1885-1889 141
CHAPTER FIVE. 1890-1899 190
CHAPTER SIX. 1900-1910 238
INDEX 283
Mark Twain
and Human Nature
Tom Quirk
Mark Twain once claimed that he could
read human character as «veil as he could
read the Mississippi River, and he studied his
fellow humans with the same devoted attention.
In both his fiction and his nonfiction, he was dis¬
posed to dramatize how the human creature acts
in a given environment
—
and to understand why.
Now one of America's preeminent Twain schol¬
ars takes a closer look at this icon's abiding inter¬
est in his fellow creatures. In seeking to account
for how Twain might have reasonably believed
the things he said he believed, Tom Quirk has
interwoven the author's inner life with his writ¬
ings to produce a meditation on how Twain's
understanding of human nature evolved and
deepened, and to show that this was one of the
central preoccupations of his life.
Quirk charts the ways in which this humorist
and occasional philosopher contemplated the sub-
lea of human nature from earh/ adulthood until
the end of his life, revealing how his outlook
changed over the years. His travels, his Tradings
in history and science, his
politicai
and social
commitments, and his own pragmatic testing of
human nature in his writing contributed to Twain's
mature view of his kind. Quirk establishes the
social and scientific contexts that dariry Twain's
thinking, and he considers not only Twain's stat¬
ed intentions about his purposes in his published
works but also bis ad hoc remarks about the hu¬
man condition.
Viewing both major and minor works through
the lens of Twain's shifting attitude. Quirk
pro¬
vido
>*»**hf<ţg
DCW pcispcmVLA OQ OK
fłt
JHTI
f
oeuvre.
He oners a detailed look at the travel writ-
ings, including The Innocents Abroad and Fol¬
lowing the Equator, and the novels, including The
Adventům
of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huck¬
leberry Finn, and Pudd'nhead Wilson, as well as an
important review of works from Twain's last
decade, including fantasies centering on mans
insignificance in Creation, works preoccupied
with isolation
—
notably No.
44,
The Mysterious
Stranger and "Eve's Diary"
—
and polemical writ¬
ings such as What Is
Mani
Comprising the well-seasoned reflections of a
mature scholar, this persuasive and eminently read¬
able study comes to terms with the life-shaping
ideas and attitudes of one of Americas best-loved
writers. Mark Twain and Human Nature offers
readers a better understanding of Twain's intel¬
lect as it enriches our understanding of his craft
and his ineluctable humor.
About the Author
Tom Quirk is author or editor of numerous
books, including Nothing Abstract: inves¬
tigations in the American Literary Imagination
(University of Missouri Press), Mark Twain: A
Study of the Short Fiction,
»ná
The Portable Mark
Twain. He is Professor of English at the Uni¬
versity of Missouri-Columbia. |
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