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- catalog abstract "The field of Mark Twain biography has been dominated by men, and Samuel Clemens himself - riverboat pilot, Western correspondent, silver prospector, world traveler - has been traditionally portrayed as a man's man. The publication of Laura E. Skandera-Trombley's Mark Twain in the Company of Women, however, marks a significant departure from conventional scholarship. Skandera-Trombley, the first woman to write a scholarly biography of Mark Twain, contends that Clemens intentionally surrounded himself with women, and that his capacity to produce extended fictions had almost as much to do with the environment shaped by his female family as with the talent and genius of the writer himself. Women helped Clemens to define his boundaries, both personal and literary. Women shaped his life, edited his books, and provided models for his fictional characters. Clemens read and corresponded with female authors, and often actively promoted their careers. Skandera-Trombley seeks to combine a biographical study of Clemens's life with his beloved wife, Olivia (Livy) Langdon, and their three daughters, Susy, Clara, and Jean, with new readings of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. Several crucial areas are investigated: the nature of Clemens's family participation in his writing process, the degree to which their experiences as women during the mid- and late nineteenth century affected his writing, and the extent to which the loss of his family may have impeded and ultimately ended his ability to write lengthy narratives. Skandera-Trombley points out that in marrying Livy, Clemens not only joined a family of substantial means, but also entered one active in the suffragist, abolitionist, and other reformist movements, which had deep roots in the progressive community of Elmira, New York. Mark Twain in the Company of Women will be of interest to Twain scholars and readers as well as students in American studies, women's studies, nineteenth-century history, and political and cultural studies.".
- catalog contributor b6746204.
- catalog coverage "Elmira (N.Y.) Intellectual life.".
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-210) and index.".
- catalog description "Mark Twain in the Company of Women will be of interest to Twain scholars and readers as well as students in American studies, women's studies, nineteenth-century history, and political and cultural studies.".
- catalog description "Polishing off a genius -- The charmed circle -- "Youth" and "gravity" -- Elmira, queen of the southern tier : era of reform, part 1 -- Elmira's cultural influence : era of reform, part 2 -- "I am woman's rights" : Olivia Langdon Clemens's feminist intimates -- The circle dissolves -- The resurgence of Mark Twain.".
- catalog description "Skandera-Trombley seeks to combine a biographical study of Clemens's life with his beloved wife, Olivia (Livy) Langdon, and their three daughters, Susy, Clara, and Jean, with new readings of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. Several crucial areas are investigated: the nature of Clemens's family participation in his writing process, the degree to which their experiences as women during the mid- and late nineteenth century affected his writing, and the extent to which the loss of his family may have impeded and ultimately ended his ability to write lengthy narratives. Skandera-Trombley points out that in marrying Livy, Clemens not only joined a family of substantial means, but also entered one active in the suffragist, abolitionist, and other reformist movements, which had deep roots in the progressive community of Elmira, New York. ".
- catalog description "The field of Mark Twain biography has been dominated by men, and Samuel Clemens himself - riverboat pilot, Western correspondent, silver prospector, world traveler - has been traditionally portrayed as a man's man. The publication of Laura E. Skandera-Trombley's Mark Twain in the Company of Women, however, marks a significant departure from conventional scholarship. Skandera-Trombley, the first woman to write a scholarly biography of Mark Twain, contends that Clemens intentionally surrounded himself with women, and that his capacity to produce extended fictions had almost as much to do with the environment shaped by his female family as with the talent and genius of the writer himself. Women helped Clemens to define his boundaries, both personal and literary. Women shaped his life, edited his books, and provided models for his fictional characters. Clemens read and corresponded with female authors, and often actively promoted their careers. ".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 219 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Mark Twain in the company of women.".
- catalog identifier "0812232186 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Mark Twain in the company of women.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,".
- catalog relation "Mark Twain in the company of women.".
- catalog spatial "Elmira (N.Y.) Intellectual life.".
- catalog spatial "New York (State) Elmira".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "818/.409 B 20".
- catalog subject "Authors, American 19th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "Clemens, Olivia Langdon, 1845-1904.".
- catalog subject "Feminism and literature United States History.".
- catalog subject "Male authors Psychology.".
- catalog subject "PS1332 .S88 1994".
- catalog subject "Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Relations with women.".
- catalog subject "Women New York (State) Elmira History.".
- catalog subject "Women and literature United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Women and literature United States History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Polishing off a genius -- The charmed circle -- "Youth" and "gravity" -- Elmira, queen of the southern tier : era of reform, part 1 -- Elmira's cultural influence : era of reform, part 2 -- "I am woman's rights" : Olivia Langdon Clemens's feminist intimates -- The circle dissolves -- The resurgence of Mark Twain.".
- catalog title "Mark Twain in the company of women / Laura E. Skandera-Trombley.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".