Mark Twain's Pessimism; 1963
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0216
- Title
- Mark Twain's Pessimism; 1963
- Description
- “Accepted as a thoroughly American humorist,” some experts believe Mark Twain possessed an inner life of pessimism, rage and despair. These feelings led to a negative view of the nature of man, of God and the universe. Other experts disagree, defending Twain as a humorist whose writing could be misunderstood. Examples from Twain’s writings are used to support these widely differing views.
- Date
- 4 January 1963
- Creator
- Turner, John M.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- John M. Turner
- Turner
- 1963
- pessimism
- Mark Twain
- American literature
- humor
- human nature
- determinism
- hypocrisy
- Letters from the Earth
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- Pudd'nhead Wilson
- The Mysterious Stranger
- autobiography
- literary criticism
- psychoanalysis
- skepticism
- personal tragedy
- creative process
- nineteenth century
- American prose
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- John M. Turner
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