The New Mark Twain HandbookGarland Pub., 1985 - 254 Seiten |
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... Howells does not minimize Twain's eccentricities , but he is far more concerned with the funda- mental values of the man . What some might term vanity , Howells concedes to be love of the dramatic , a feeling for costume , and a keen ...
... Howells does not minimize Twain's eccentricities , but he is far more concerned with the funda- mental values of the man . What some might term vanity , Howells concedes to be love of the dramatic , a feeling for costume , and a keen ...
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... Howells , coaching him in the art of platform reading , and Howells was essential to Clemens as editor and advisor , curbing the excesses of a funny man often given to invective and slapstick . The Howells and Clemens families ...
... Howells , coaching him in the art of platform reading , and Howells was essential to Clemens as editor and advisor , curbing the excesses of a funny man often given to invective and slapstick . The Howells and Clemens families ...
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... Howells as collaborator . The plot concerned Colonel Sellers in his comic aspect with all of his marvelous schemes and his impractical inventions . Howells says that he and Twain wrote scenes in turn until the final play emerged ( My ...
... Howells as collaborator . The plot concerned Colonel Sellers in his comic aspect with all of his marvelous schemes and his impractical inventions . Howells says that he and Twain wrote scenes in turn until the final play emerged ( My ...
Inhalt
The Growth of Mark Twain Biography | 1 |
Backgrounds | 49 |
The Man of Letters | 89 |
Urheberrecht | |
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