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In this acclaimed tour de force, Twain moves from broad comedy to biting social satire, from the pure joy of wild high jinks to deeply probing ...Show synopsisIn this acclaimed tour de force, Twain moves from broad comedy to biting social satire, from the pure joy of wild high jinks to deeply probing insights into the nature of man. Features a new Introduction by Leland Krauth. Original.Hide synopsis
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Oxford University Press, USA) – Trade paperback (2008)
by
Mark Twain, M Thomas Inge (Editor)
Trade paperback, Oxford University Press, USA 2008
English
360 pages
ISBN: 0199540586 ISBN-13: 9780199540587
When A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court was published in 1889, Mark Twain was undergoing a series of personal and professional crises. Thus what began as a literary burlesque of British chivalry and culture grew into a disturbing satire of modern technology and social thought. The story of Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American who is accidentally returned to sixth-century England, is a powerful analysis of such issues as monarchy versus democracy and free will versus determinism, but it is also one of Twain's ...Show moreWhen A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court was published in 1889, Mark Twain was undergoing a series of personal and professional crises. Thus what began as a literary burlesque of British chivalry and culture grew into a disturbing satire of modern technology and social thought. The story of Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American who is accidentally returned to sixth-century England, is a powerful analysis of such issues as monarchy versus democracy and free will versus determinism, but it is also one of Twain's finest comic novels, still fresh and funny after more than 100 years. In his introduction, M. Thomas Inge shows how A Connecticut Yankee develops from comedy to tragedy and so into a novel that remains a major literary and cultural text for new generations of readers. This edition reproduces a number of the original drawings by Dan Beard, of whom Twain said 'he not only illustrates the text but he illustrates my thoughts'. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Hide
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Trade paperback,
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Description:Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition...Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 360 p. Contains: Illustrations. Oxford World's Classics (Paperback).
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Description:BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 196x129 mm. (400) the story of hank morgan,...BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 196x129 mm. (400) the story of hank morgan, a ni*n*e*t*eenth-century american who is accidentally returned to sixth-century england, is a powerful analysis of such issues as monarchy versus democracy and free will versus determinism. yet it is also one of twain's finest comic novels, still fresh and funny after more than 100 years. this edition reproduces more than 40 of dan beard's original drawings. (Paperback)
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I don't know what was published first this book or Innocents Abroad but one or the other of them may have influenced the other one.I have read over 100 versions of the King Arthur tale and this tongue in cheek look at King Arthur is wonderful. Henry died in 1858 because the date of Hank Morgan's ...
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Mark Twain has imagined how wonderful / terrible it would be to introduce all
the brand new inventions (of the late 19th century) to the dark ages in
England. His hero remains an optimistic Yankee to the end. His
observations on human nature seem very relavent today.
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