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Mark Twain: The Forming of a Writer

California State University, Sacramento
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Title

Mark Twain: The Forming of a Writer

Date Created

1959-03-11

Description

Henry Nash Smith examined Mark Twain's conception of his role, the kind of writer he thought he was and the audience he wrote for. Smith asserted that Twain assumed that Americans provided two audiences, the cultivated minority and the masses. He quoted Twain as asserting that he never tried to help cultivate the cultivated masses; rather Twain's target audience was the masses. Smith praised Twain for his natural, unaffected style.

Creator

California State University, Sacramento

Speaker

Smith, Henry Nash

Subject Topic

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910—Appreciation

Subject Entity

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

Genre

Lectures

Language

eng

Media Type

Sound

Format

1/4 inch audio tape

Number of Parts

1 Tape of 1

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research. Transmission or reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. California State University, Sacramento Library attempted to find rights owners without success but is eager to hear from them so that we may obtain permission, if needed. Upon request to lib-scua@saclink.csus.edu digitized works can be removed from public view if there are rights issues that need to be resolved.

Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

California State University, Sacramento

Source Call Number

T351

Source Institution Contact Information

Department of Special Collections and University Archives, California State University, Sacramento, 2000 State University Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95819-6039, US, Telephone: (916) 278-5240, email: lib-scua@saclink.csus.edu, http://library.csus.edu/scua

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