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Author

Fulton, Joe B., 1962-

Title Mark Twain's ethical realism : the aesthetics of race, class, and gender / Joe B. Fulton.

Imprint

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1997.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Special Collections Reitz	813.4 C591Df, 1997	---	Lib Use Only

Description	xii, 174 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-165) and index.
Form	Also issued online.
Summary	Mark Twain's Ethical Realism is the only work that looks specifically at how Twain blends ethical and aesthetic concerns in the act of composing his novels. Fulton conducts a spirited discussion regarding these concepts, and his explanation of how they relate to Twain's writing helps to clarify the complexities of his creative genius.
Subject	Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Political and social views.
	Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Aesthetics.
	Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Ethics.
	Social classes in literature.
	Social ethics in literature.
	Realism in literature.
	Aesthetics, American.
	Race in literature.
	Sex in literature.
ISBN	0826211445 (alk. paper)
	9780826211446 (alk. paper)