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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Release Year
- 2006
- Book Title
- Mark Twain in Paradise: His Voyages to Bermuda (Mark Twain and...
- ISBN
- 9780826216427
Informazioni su questo prodotto
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
ISBN-10
0826216420
ISBN-13
9780826216427
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50238133
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mark Twain in Paradise : His Voyages to Bermuda
Publication Year
2006
Subject
Caribbean & West Indies, General, American / General, Literary
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Series
Mark Twain and His Circle Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2005-029153
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Bermuda clearly served as a space in which Twain could explore the intersection between his life as a celebrity (the white suit and the nickname "King" were incorporated into his repertoire between his second and third trips) and his role as a traveler. Mark Twain in Paradise is, above all, a kind of source-book of Bermuda scenes and experiences, many of which would remain obscure if not for [Hoffman's] methodical unpacking."-- Studies in American Fiction, "A superior travel book....Bermuda (or at least Mark Twain's Bermuda) became distinct and detailed to me for the first time....Twainians will want to read it and will talk up its virtues." --Louis Budd , author of Mark Twain: Social Philosopher "Bermuda clearly served as a space in which Twain could explore the intersection between his life as a celebrity (the white suit and the nickname "King" were incorporated into his repertoire between his second and third trips) and his role as a traveler. Mark Twain in Paradise is, above all, a kind of source-book of Bermuda scenes and experiences, many of which would remain obscure if not for [Hoffman's] methodical unpacking."-- Studies in American Fiction, "A superior travel book....Bermuda (or at least Mark Twain's Bermuda) became distinct and detailed to me for the first time....Twainians will want to read it and will talk up its virtues." --Louis Budd , author of Mark Twain: Social Philosopher, "A superior travel book. . . . Bermuda (or at least Mark Twain's Bermuda) became distinct and detailed to me for the first time. . . . Twainians will want to read it and will talk up its virtues." --Louis Budd, author of Mark Twain: Social Philosopher, "A superior travel book. . . . Bermuda (or at least Mark Twain's Bermuda) became distinct and detailed to me for the first time. . . . Twainians will want to read it and will talk up its virtues." -Louis Budd, author of Mark Twain: Social Philosopher
Grade From
College Freshman
Series Volume Number
1
Illustrated
Yes
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
818/.403 B
Table Of Content
ContentsPreface ixI. The "Long, Strange Cruise" of 1867 1II. An Idle Excursion in 1877 00III. Hints from the Notebook 00IV. Thirty Years Later, 1907 00V. Riding in a Donkey Cart, 1908 00VI. The Grand Return 00VII. On Doctor's Orders, 1909 00VIII. Islands of the Blest, 1910 00Appendix. Table of Days on the Islands 00Notes 00Index 00
Synopsis
For Mark Twain, it was love at first landfall. Samuel Clemens first encountered the Bermuda Islands in 1867 on a return voyage from the Holy Land and found them much to his liking. One of the most isolated spots in the world, Bermuda offered the writer a refuge from his harried and sometimes sad existence on the mainland, and this island paradise called him back another seven times. Clemens found that Bermuda's beauty, pace, weather, and company were just the medicine he needed, and its seafaring culture with few connections to the outside world appealed to his love of travel by water. This book is the first comprehensive study of Clemens's love affair with Bermuda, a vivid depiction of a celebrated author on recurring vacations. Donald Hoffmann has culled and clarified passages from Mark Twain's travel pieces, letters, and unpublished autobiographical dictation--with cross-references to his fiction and infrequently cited short pieces--to create a little-known view of the author at leisure on his fantasy island. Mark Twain in Paradise sheds light on both Clemens's complex character and the topography and history of the islands. Hoffmann has plumbed the voluminous Mark Twain scholarship and Bermudian archives to faithfully re-create turn-of-the-century Bermuda, supplying historical and biographical background to give his narrative texture and depth. He offers insight into Bermuda's natural environment, traditional stone houses, and romantic past, and he presents dozens of illustrations, both vintage and new, showing that much of what Mark Twain described can still be seen today. Hoffmann also provides insight into the social circles Clemens moved in--and sometimes collected around himself. When visiting the islands, he rubbed shoulders with the likes of socialist Upton Sinclair and multimillionaire Henry H. Rogers; with Woodrow Wilson and his lover, socialite Mary Peck; as well as with the young girls to whom he enjoyed playing grandfather. "You go to heaven if you want to," Mark Twain wrote from Bermuda in 1910 during his long last visit. "I'd druther stay here." And because much of what Clemens enjoyed in the islands is still available to experience today, visitors to Bermuda can now have America's favorite author as their guide. Mark Twain in Paradise is an unexpected addition to the vast literature by and about Mark Twain and a work of travel literature unlike any other., For Mark Twain, it was love at first landfall. Samuel Clemens first encountered the Bermuda Islands in 1867 on a return voyage from the Holy Land and found them much to his liking. One of the most isolated spots in the world, Bermuda offered the writer a refuge from his harried and sometimes sad existence on the mainland, and this island paradise called him back another seven times. Hoffmann has plumbed the voluminous Mark Twain scholarship and Bermudian archives to faithfully re-create turn-of-the-century Bermuda, supplying historical and biographical background to give his narrative texture and depth. He offers insight into Bermuda's natural environment, traditional stone houses, and romantic past, and he presents dozens of illustrations, both vintage and new, showing that much of what Mark Twain described can still be seen today.
LC Classification Number
PS1334
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