Mark Twain and Metaphor (Mark Twain and His Circle Series) ebook

by John Bird

He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Series: Mark Twain and His Circle (Book 1). Paperback: 268 pages.

Metaphor theory, observes John Bird, is like Mark Twain: both seem simple upon first introduction. In lively prose, Mark Twain and Metaphor provides a vital way to read Twain's entire corpus, allowing readers to better appreciate his style, humor, and obsession with dreams.

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Lindsay Parnell looks at the works of Mark Twain, who is considered the father of American literature and an inimitable .

Lindsay Parnell looks at the works of Mark Twain, who is considered the father of American literature and an inimitable icon of American culture. Twain’s childhood and adolescence in Missouri served as the inspiration for his legendary novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and its better half, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Published first in 1876 in the wake of the violently turbulent American Civil War, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer chronicles the mischievous adventures of a clever boy living on the bank of the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer’s streak of harmless trickery leads him to humorous scenarios and shapes this coming of age tale.

As Mark Twain's readers have always appreciated, his works-like the slang of Jim Baker's infamous blue jays-are "bristling with metapho. ust bristling!" Yet Twain's critics have never offered a systematic and theoretically informed explanation of just what, if anything, his metaphors. ust bristling!" Yet Twain's critics have never offered a systematic and theoretically informed explanation of just what, if anything, his metaphors reveal about his art. At least, no literary critic has been foolish enough to undertake such a daunting task until very recently.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist this country has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), the latter often called "The Great American Novel".

Mark Twain´s own life was interesting enough to be a book. But the most important influence on Twain and his books was the Mississippi River

Mark Twain´s own life was interesting enough to be a book. Twain was born in the state of Missouri, near the Mississippi River. He came from a poor family. His father died when he was twelve, so he had to leave school. While he was still a boy, he worked as a riverboat pilot. But the most important influence on Twain and his books was the Mississippi River. When Twain finally settled down, he lived in a house with a porch that looked like the deck of a riverboat. Huckleberry Finn, Twain's greatest book, is about the adventures of a boy on the Mississippi River. Another of Twain's books is called Life on the Mississippi. In fact, even the name Mark Twain comes from the Mississippi.

Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse but evolved into a grim, almost profane chronicler of the vanities .

Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse but evolved into a grim, almost profane chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies and murderous acts of mankind. At mid-career, with Huckleberry Finn, he combined rich humour, sturdy narrative and social criticism. If you enjoy the works of Mark Twain then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Lesson Nine Mark Twain – Mirror of America from National Geographic Ⅰ. Background Knowledge  1. Introduction . His works were the most valuable contribution of frontier to American literature

Lesson Nine Mark Twain – Mirror of America from National Geographic Ⅰ. Introduction of Mark Twain  Mark Twain (1835-1910) is a great literary giant of America. He is called the true father of America’s national literature. His works were the most valuable contribution of frontier to American literature. His major stories were set in the Mississippi Valley when the river was the central national artery. Through his novels we know in detail the legend of the western movement.

Metaphor theory, observes John Bird, is like Mark Twain: both seem simple upon first introduction. Now, in the most complete study to date of Twain’s use of figurative language, a veteran Twain scholar tackles the core of his writing and explores it with theoretical approaches that have rarely been applied to Twain, providing new insights into how he imagined his world—and the singular ways in which he expressed himself.

From “The Jumping Frog” to the late dream narratives, Bird considers Twain’s metaphoric construction over his complete career and especially sheds new light on his central texts: Roughing It; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court; Pudd’nhead Wilson; and No. 44,The Mysterious Stranger. He reconsiders “Old Times on the Mississippi” as the most purely metaphorical of Twain’s writings, goes on to look at how Twain used metaphor and talked about it in a variety of works and genres, and even argues that Clemens’s pseudonym is not so much an alter ego as a metaphorized self.

By offering insight into how Twain handled figurative language during the composing process, Bird reveals not only hidden facets of his artistry but also new aspects of works that we think we know well—including some entirely new ideas regarding Huck Finn that draw on the recent discovery of the first half of the manuscript. In addition to dealing with issues currently central to Twain studies, such as race and gender, he also links metaphor to humor and dream theory to further illuminate topics central to his work.

More than a study of Twain’s language, the book delves into the psychological aspects of metaphor to reveal the writer’s attitudes and thoughts, showing how using metaphor as a guide to Twain reveals much about his composition process. Applying the insights of metaphor theorists such as Roman Jakobson and Colin M. Turbayne, Bird offers readers not only new insights into Twain but also an introduction to this interdisciplinary field.

In lively prose, Mark Twain and Metaphor provides a vital way to read Twain’s entire corpus, allowing readers to better appreciate his style, humor, and obsession with dreams. It opens new ground and makes old ground fresh again, offering ways to see and resee this essential American writer.