The Courtship of Olivia Langdon and Mark TwainCambridge University Press, 1996 - Počet stran: 202 Passionate readers both, Olivia Langdon and Mark Twain courted through books, spelling out their expectations through literary references as they corresponded during their frequent separations. Surprisingly, in the process Olivia Langdon reveals herself not as a hypochondriacal hysteric, as many twentieth-century critics have portrayed her, but as a thoughtful intellectual, widely read in literature, history and modern science. Not so surprisingly, Samuel Clemens reveals himself as a critic and a sceptic, lampooning Langdon's physics lessons and her literary heroines. He also shows himself as an astute strategist, carefully manipulating Langdon and her parents. At the same time, Clemens's letters exhibit his own conservatism about women's nature and women's roles, while Langdon's show her carefully choosing from her culture's array of possible role models. |
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... experiences of my life . At this writing , I have been ac- quainted with the house for seven years , and it has become a part of my life tranquil mornings in the study or on the porch , - stormy nights in the kitchen or parlor , the ...
... experiences of my life . At this writing , I have been ac- quainted with the house for seven years , and it has become a part of my life tranquil mornings in the study or on the porch , - stormy nights in the kitchen or parlor , the ...
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... experiences , books provided them with common ground . It also gave Clemens a chance to pose as Langdon's intellectual superior , an opportunity he eagerly seized and that has provided critics with ammunition for destroying Langdon's ...
... experiences , books provided them with common ground . It also gave Clemens a chance to pose as Langdon's intellectual superior , an opportunity he eagerly seized and that has provided critics with ammunition for destroying Langdon's ...
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... experiences , and expectations . They were unlike , however , in their modes of interpretation and their evaluations of cultural events , in their attitudes toward cul- tural authority , and in their faith in the reality of the word ...
... experiences , and expectations . They were unlike , however , in their modes of interpretation and their evaluations of cultural events , in their attitudes toward cul- tural authority , and in their faith in the reality of the word ...
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... experience the number of deaths and moves that Clemens and Langdon knew . However this crucible period also saw them growing together as a couple , staking out territories and developing the reciprocity that defines matrimonial possibil ...
... experience the number of deaths and moves that Clemens and Langdon knew . However this crucible period also saw them growing together as a couple , staking out territories and developing the reciprocity that defines matrimonial possibil ...
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A Commonplace Book | 14 |
Philosophy Chemistry Science Study in 1860s Elmira | 46 |
Negotiating Differences Love Letters and Love Texts | 70 |
Conning Books Olivia Langdon and Samuel Clemenss Joint Reading | 106 |
Marriage | 135 |
Notes | 175 |
Works Cited | 191 |
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