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  1. Mark Twain at the gallows
    crime and justice in his Western writing, 1861-1873
    Erschienen: [2019]; © 2019
    Verlag:  McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina

    "This book is a literary exploration of Mark Twain's writings on crime in the American West and its intersection with morality, gender and justice. Writing from his office at the Enterprise newspaper in the Nevada Territory, Twain employed a distinct... mehr

    Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen
    a ang 896.8/138
    uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe
    Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
    2020 A 1149
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    "This book is a literary exploration of Mark Twain's writings on crime in the American West and its intersection with morality, gender and justice. Writing from his office at the Enterprise newspaper in the Nevada Territory, Twain employed a distinct style of crime writing-one that sensationalized facts and included Twain's personal philosophies and observations. Covering Twain's journalism, fictional works and his own personal letters, this book contextualizes the writer's coverage of crime through his anxieties about westward expansion and the promise of a utopian West. Twain's observations on the West often reflected common perceptions of the day, positioning him as a "voice of the people" on issues like crime, punishment and gender"--

     

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    Quelle: Verbundkataloge
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    Format: Druck
    ISBN: 9781476679730
    Schlagworte: Crime in literature
    Weitere Schlagworte: Twain, Mark (1835-1910)
    Umfang: xiii, 218 Seiten, Illustrationen
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    Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 205-212

  2. Mark Twain at the gallows
    crime and justice in his Western writing, 1861-1873
    Erschienen: [2019]
    Verlag:  McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina

    "This book is a literary exploration of Mark Twain's writings on crime in the American West and its intersection with morality, gender and justice. Writing from his office at the Enterprise newspaper in the Nevada Territory, Twain employed a distinct... mehr

    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    "This book is a literary exploration of Mark Twain's writings on crime in the American West and its intersection with morality, gender and justice. Writing from his office at the Enterprise newspaper in the Nevada Territory, Twain employed a distinct style of crime writing-one that sensationalized facts and included Twain's personal philosophies and observations. Covering Twain's journalism, fictional works and his own personal letters, this book contextualizes the writer's coverage of crime through his anxieties about westward expansion and the promise of a utopian West. Twain's observations on the West often reflected common perceptions of the day, positioning him as a "voice of the people" on issues like crime, punishment and gender"--

     

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