Book contents
- Mark Twain in Context
- Mark Twain in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I Life
- Part II Literary Contexts
- Chapter 5 Southwestern Humor
- Chapter 6 Literary Comedians
- Chapter 7 Local Color and Regionalism
- Chapter 8 Early Periodical Writing
- Chapter 9 Travel Writing
- Chapter 10 Short Fiction
- Chapter 11 Publishing
- Chapter 12 Lectures and Speeches
- Chapter 13 Contemporary Writers
- Chapter 14 Realism and Naturalism
- Part III Historical and Cultural Contexts
- Part IV Reception and Criticism
- Part V Historical, Creative, and Cultural Legacies
- Further Reading
- Index
- References
Chapter 7 - Local Color and Regionalism
from Part II - Literary Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 December 2019
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Book contents
- Mark Twain in Context
- Mark Twain in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I Life
- Part II Literary Contexts
- Chapter 5 Southwestern Humor
- Chapter 6 Literary Comedians
- Chapter 7 Local Color and Regionalism
- Chapter 8 Early Periodical Writing
- Chapter 9 Travel Writing
- Chapter 10 Short Fiction
- Chapter 11 Publishing
- Chapter 12 Lectures and Speeches
- Chapter 13 Contemporary Writers
- Chapter 14 Realism and Naturalism
- Part III Historical and Cultural Contexts
- Part IV Reception and Criticism
- Part V Historical, Creative, and Cultural Legacies
- Further Reading
- Index
- References
Summary
Mark Twain can be seen as one of the writers of local color and regional literature during his time. His Western writings and his evocation of the Mississippi River make him part of the movement of local color and regionalism that were important as realism emerged as a literary period. Bret Harte in the West, Harriet Beecher Stowe in New England, and Kate Chopin in Louisiana are just a few examples of the writers in this important trend.
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- Mark Twain in Context , pp. 68 - 76Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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