Mark Twain and metaphor [electronic resource] / John Bird.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Mark Twain and his circle seriesPublication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.Description: xii, 250 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 818/.409 22
LOC classification:
  • PS1341 .B57 2007eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Figuring "Mark Twain" -- Figuring the river -- Figuring metaphor -- Figuring the end.
Summary: "Examines how Twain used metaphor to express his attitudes and thoughts, revealing not only hidden facets of Twain's artistry but also new aspects of works that we think we know well such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"--Provided by publisher.
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Holdings: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10237194

Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-241) and index.

Figuring "Mark Twain" -- Figuring the river -- Figuring metaphor -- Figuring the end.

"Examines how Twain used metaphor to express his attitudes and thoughts, revealing not only hidden facets of Twain's artistry but also new aspects of works that we think we know well such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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