The life & work of Mark Twain. Part 2 of 2
Title:
The life & work of Mark Twain. Part 2 of 2
Author:
Railton, Stephen, 1948-
Edition:
[DVD version].
Publication Information:
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2002]
©2002
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guidebook (65 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.).
Summary:
Professor Stephen Railton of the University of Virginia explores the private persona behind the public figure through literary analysis of some of his Mark Twain's most representative works. A series of 24 lectures on a college course level.
General Note:
Library ed.
Accompanying guidebook includes summaries and outlines, bibliography and biographical notes (course no. 2566 on book).
Complete course length is approximately 12 hours (from catalog).
For specific features see interactive menu.
Language:
English
Contents:
Part II, disc 3. Huck Finn, I: defining an American voice -- Huck Finn, II: the quest for freedom -- Huck Finn, III: the great American novel? -- Huck Finn, IV: Classrooms and controversy -- Connecticut Yankee, I: unwriting the Middle Ages -- Connecticut Yankee, II: revisiting the 19th century -- Part II, disc 4. Connecticut Yankee, III: the quest for status -- Pudd'nhead Wilson: fictions of law and custom -- Anti-imperialist works -- Late Twain in public -- Late Twain in private -- Sam Clemens is dead/Long live Mark Twain.
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ISBN:
9781565857353
UPC:
9791565857352
