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OverviewMainly the Truth is a collection of the most colorful and vivacious interviews that Mark Twain gave to newspapers and reporters throughout his career. A master storyteller and raconteur, Twain understood the value of publicity, and these interviews capture Twain at his most lively and in moments of candor and introspection. In his interviews, Twain discussed such topical issues as hazing and civil service reform, and more enduring concerns, such as his lecture style, his writings, government corruption, humor, his bankruptcy, racism, suffrage, imperialism, international copyright, and his impressions of other writers (Howells, Gorky, George Bernard Shaw, Tennyson, Longfellow, Kipling, Hawthorne, Dickens, Bret Harte, among others). These interviews are both oral performances in their own right and a new basis for evaluating contemporary responses to Twain's writings. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gary ScharnhorstPublisher: The University of Alabama Press Imprint: The University of Alabama Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9780817355395ISBN 10: 0817355391 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 28 February 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAs Gary Scharnhorst explains in his fine introduction to Mainly the Truth, a collection that reprints about half of the newspaper interviews Twain gave on his many travels, Twain knew 'the power of the press and when and how to talk with reporters.' . . . Even though the interviews assembled by Scharnhorst are no substitute for Twain's mature fiction, they contain useful materials for Twain lovers. Reading them, we hear a careful, pause-rich voice discuss creativity, politics, and human fallability. --Larry T. Shillock for The Bloomsbury Review Almost like having a portable microphone pinned to Mark Twain's coat lapel. Better than any biography or collection of letters for a glimpse into Twain's REAL opinions about books, personalities, and issues. Persevering reporters repeatedly catch Twain off guard and in exactly the right frame of mind to talk candidly, with deeply revealing results. . . . The most valuable window into Twain's psyche to appear in many, many years. --Alan Gribben As Gary Scharnhorst explains in his fine introduction to Mainly the Truth , a collection that reprints about half of the newspaper interviews Twain gave on his many travels, Twain knew 'the power of the press and when and how to talk with reporters.' . . . Even though the interviews assembled by Scharnhorst are no substitute for Twain's mature fiction, they contain useful materials for Twain lovers. Reading them, we hear a careful, pause-rich voice discuss creativity, politics, and human fallability. --Larry T. Shillock for The Bloomsbury Review "As Gary Scharnhorst explains in his fine introduction to Mainly the Truth , a collection that reprints about half of the newspaper interviews Twain gave on his many travels, Twain knew 'the power of the press and when and how to talk with reporters.' . . . Even though the interviews assembled by Scharnhorst are no substitute for Twain's mature fiction, they contain useful materials for Twain lovers. Reading them, we hear a careful, pause-rich voice discuss creativity, politics, and human fallability."--Larry T. Shillock for The Bloomsbury Review Author InformationGary Scharnhorst is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of New Mexico. He is the author or editor of over thirty books and editor of the journal American Literary Realism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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