The Reverend Mark Twain: Theological Burlesque, Form, and Content
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"I was made in His image," Mark Twain once said, "but have never been mistaken for Him." God may have made Mark Twain in His image, but Twain frequently remade himself by adopting divine personae as part of his literary burlesque. Readers were delighted, rather than fooled, when Twain adopted the image of religious vocation throughout his writing career: Theologian, Missionary, Priest, Preacher, Prophet, Saint, Brother Twain, Holy Samuel, the Bishop...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0814256317
ISBN13:9780814256312
Release Date:October 2020
Publisher:Ohio State University Press
Length:244 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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