Humor and Revelation in American Literature

Humor and Revelation in American Literature The Puritan Connection

Hardback (28 Feb 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This work argues that much of the humour from which the young Mark Twain derived much of his early models had the same sort of arrogance as American Puritan thought. It also considers the work of writers such as Hawthorne, Melville and Howells.

Book information

ISBN: 9780826210951
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Imprint: University of Missouri Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 817.009382
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 226
Weight: 603g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 23mm