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The tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson ; and, the comedy, Those extraordinary twins / Mark Twain ; edited by Hsuan L. Hsu.

Author/creator Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 author.
Other author/creatorHsu, Hsuan L., 1976- editor.
Included WorkTwain, Mark, 1835-1910. Those extraordinary twins.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Peterborough, Ontario : Broadview Press, [2016]
Copyright Notice ©2016
Description299 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Uniform titlePudd'nhead Wilson
Cover title Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those extraordinary twins
Series Broadview editions
Broadview editions. ^A997039
Contents Introduction -- Mark Twain : a brief chronology -- A note on the text -- The tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary twins -- Appendix A. Composition -- Appendix B. Contemporary reviews -- Appendix C. Literary and cultural sources -- Appendix D. Legal contexts -- Appendix E. Race discourse -- Appendix F. Contexts of embodiment.
Abstract "The two narratives published together in The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins are overflowing with spectacular events. Twain shows us conjoined twins, babies exchanged in the cradle, acts of cross-dressing and racial masquerade, duels, a lynching, and a murder mystery. Pudd'head Wilson tells the story of babies, one of mixed race and the other white, exchanged in their cradles, while Those Extraordinary Twins is a farcical tale of conjoined twins. Although the stories were long viewed as flawed narratives, their very incongruities offer a fascinating portrait of key issues--race, disability, and immigration--facing the United States in the final decades of the nineteenth century. Hsuan Hsu's introduction traces the history of literary critics' response to these works, from the confusion of Twain's contemporaries to the keen interest of current scholars. Extensive historical appendices provide contemporary materials on race discourse, legal contexts, and the composition and initial reception of the texts."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 297-299).
Genre/formFiction.
Other titleThose extraordinary twins.
ISBN9781554812660 (paperback)
ISBN1554812666 (paperback)

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