Mark Twain and metaphor

Bird, John 1954- (Author).

Summary: "Examines how Twain used metaphor to express his attitudes and thoughts, revealing not obly 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 the publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780826219541 (pbk)
ISBN: 9780826217622 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0826217621 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xii, 250 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-241) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Figuring "Mark Twain" -- Figuring the river -- Figuring metaphor -- Figuring the end -- Coda - Mark Twain studies and the myth of metaphor.