Fishkin, Shelley Fisher.

Lighting out for the territory : reflections on Mark Twain and American culture / Shelley Fisher Fishkin. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1996. - 264 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-249) and index.

0195105311 (hardcover)

96034612


Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Knowledge--America.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Appreciation--United States.


Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Humorous stories, American--History and criticism.
Authors, American--Biography.--19th century


United States--In literature.
America--In literature.

PS1342.A54 / F57 1996

818/.409