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"This book offers new and thought provoking essays on an author of enduring pre-eminence in the American canon. It includes a chronology of Twain's life and a list of suggestions for further reading, as well as additional information."
"This book offers new and thought provoking essays on an author of enduring pre-eminence in the American canon. It includes a chronology of Twain's life and a list of suggestions for further reading, as well as additional information."@en
"The Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain offers new and thought provoking essays on an author of enduring pre-eminence in the American canon. The book is a collaborative project, assembled by scholars who have played crucial roles in the recent explosion of Twain criticism. Accessible enough to interest both experienced specialists and students new to Twain criticism, the essays examine Twain from a wide variety of critical perspectives, and include timely reflections by major critics on the hotly debated dynamics of race and slavery perceptible throughout his writing. The volume includes a chronology of Twain's life and a list of suggestions for further reading, to provide the students or general reader with sources for background as well as additional information."