Readers of Mark Twain seldom doubt his genius, but defining that genius and locating its source continue to challenge students of American literature.Equally elusive is an explanation of the intriguing phenomenon of Twain as a mythic figure, both shaper and embodier of an American mythos.Perhaps no single critical approach can adequately assess the complex force behind Samuel Clemens and Mark Twain.This native genius, our quintessential artist, rightfully provokes a number of powerful responses, as these original essays demonstrate."
Readers of Mark Twain seldom doubt his genius, but defining that genius and locating its source continue to challenge students of American literature....
The Least One, published originally in 1967, portrays a white sharecropping family during the Great Depression and is based on Borden Deal s experiences growing up on a small farm in northeastern Mississippi. My own memory produced a flood of material, said the author. I remembered the loss of the farm, the day the sheriff had come to dispossess us; I remembered picking blackberries and selling them in town for a dime a bucket; I remembered the hope and promise of a government mule. The story is told through the voice of a twelve-year-old, significantly called Boy Sword, and is...
The Least One, published originally in 1967, portrays a white sharecropping family during the Great Depression and is based on Borden D...
