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Centenary Reflections on Mark Twain's No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger

Joseph Csicsila, Chad Rohman

Centenary Reflections on Mark Twain's No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger

304 pages

Published: September 2011

ISBN: 9780826219572

Mark Twain and His Circle

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About This Book
In this first book on No. 44 in thirty years, thirteen especially commissioned essays by some of today’s most accomplished Twain scholars cover an array of topics, from domesticity and transnationalism to race and religion, and reflect a variety of scholarly and theoretical approaches to the work. This far-reaching collection considers the status of No. 44 within Twain’s oeuvre as they offer cogent insights into such broad topics as cross-culturalism, pain and redemption, philosophical paradox, and comparative studies of the “Mysterious Stranger” manuscripts.

All of these essays attest to the importance of this late work in Twain’s canon, whether considering how Twain’s efforts at truth-telling are premeditated and shaped by his own experiences, tracing the biblical and religious influences that resonate in No. 44, or exploring the text’s psychological dimensions. Several address its importance as a culminating work in which Twain’s seemingly disjointed story lines coalesce in meaningful, albeit not always satisfactory, ways. An afterword by Alan Gribben traces the critical history of the “Mysterious Stranger” manuscripts and the contributions of previous critics. A wide-ranging critical introduction and a comprehensive bibliography on the last century of scholarship bracket the contributions.

Close inspection of this multidimensional novel shows how Twain evolved as a self-conscious thinker and humorist—and that he was a more conscious artist throughout his career than has been previously thought. Centenary Reflections deepens our understanding of one of Twain’s most misunderstood texts, confirming that the author of No. 44 was a pursuer of an elusive truth that was often as mysterious a stranger as Twain himself.

Authors and Editors
About the Editors
Joseph Csicsila is Associate Professor of English at Eastern Michigan University, Associate Editor of the Mark Twain Annual, and author of Canons by Consensus: Critical Trends and American Literature Anthologies.
 
Chad Rohman is Professor of English at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, and Editor of the Mark Twain Circular.

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