The Life and Times of Mark Twain
The Modern Scholar: The Life and Times of Mark Twain by Prof. Michael Shelden
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC (September 13, 2010) | ISBN n/a | ASIN: B00435HBKA | Language English | Audio CD in MP3 | 226 MB
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC (September 13, 2010) | ISBN n/a | ASIN: B00435HBKA | Language English | Audio CD in MP3 | 226 MB
Professor of English at Indiana State University and the author of the literary biography Mark Twain: Man in White, Michael Shelden is the perfect candidate to lead this series of lectures on one of the most important - and most influential - of all American authors. From Twain's early history through his landmark achievements and the defining moments of his extraordinary life, Shelden imparts a learned understanding of both the man and his astounding body of work.
Course Syllabus
Lecture 1 The Boy and the Wilderness, 1835-1853
Lecture 2 Mastering the River, 1857-1861
Lecture 3 Becoming Mark Twain, 1861-1866
Lecture 4 A Literary Bonanza, 1867-1869
Lecture 5 The Gilded Age, 1869-1875
Lecture 6 The Poet of Childhood, 1876-1880
Lecture 7 Family Man, 1880-1883
Lecture 8 A River Runs Through It, 1884-1885
Lecture 9 The Wizard of Hartford, 1886-1890
Lecture 10 Going for Broke, 1891-1895
Lecture 11 Death and the Maiden, 1896-1899
Lecture 12 The Most Famous Man in America, 1900-1905
Lecture 13 Man in White, 1906-1907
Lecture 14 The Grand Farewell, 1908-1910
Professor Michael Shelden
Indiana State University
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The Life and Times of Mark Twain
The Life and Times of Mark Twain
