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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... where I discuss the Clemenses ' first child , Langdon Clemens . There I refer to him as " baby Langdon " and to his mother as " Olivia . " INTRODUCTION Olivia Louise Langdon was Jervis and Olivia Lewis Langdon's xiii A Note about Names.
... where I discuss the Clemenses ' first child , Langdon Clemens . There I refer to him as " baby Langdon " and to his mother as " Olivia . " INTRODUCTION Olivia Louise Langdon was Jervis and Olivia Lewis Langdon's xiii A Note about Names.
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... mother's diary , as well as Langdon's own letters to her friend Alice Hooker , and Hooker's letters to her mother Isabella , indi- cate that much of Langdon's energy was devoted to catching up on both the education and the social life ...
... mother's diary , as well as Langdon's own letters to her friend Alice Hooker , and Hooker's letters to her mother Isabella , indi- cate that much of Langdon's energy was devoted to catching up on both the education and the social life ...
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... mother , Jane Lamp- ton Clemens , took in boarders and the other family members chipped in . Clemens's formal schooling , never very consistent , ended in 1849. In 1848 he began to learn the printer's trade ; in 1851 he went to work for ...
... mother , Jane Lamp- ton Clemens , took in boarders and the other family members chipped in . Clemens's formal schooling , never very consistent , ended in 1849. In 1848 he began to learn the printer's trade ; in 1851 he went to work for ...
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... mother , and through other women's reading in the middle of the nine- teenth century . With Olivia's letters to her friend Alice Hooker and Alice's own letters to her mother , the commonplace book tells us what Langdon was reading ...
... mother , and through other women's reading in the middle of the nine- teenth century . With Olivia's letters to her friend Alice Hooker and Alice's own letters to her mother , the commonplace book tells us what Langdon was reading ...
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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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