Title: The Cambridge companion to Mark Twain
Description: A collaborative project assembled by scholars who have played crucial roles in the recent explosion of Twain criticism, The Cambridge Companion to Mark Twain offers new and thought-provoking essays on an author of enduring preeminence in the American canon.

Accessible enough to interest both experienced specialists and students new to Twain criticism, the essays examine Twain from a wide variety of critical perspectives and include timely reflections by major critics on the hotly debated dynamics of race and slavery perceptible throughout his writing. The volume includes a chronology of Twain's life and a list of suggestions for further reading, to provide the student or general reader with sources for background as well as additional information.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, American literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Humorous stories, history and criticism, American Humorous stories, History and criticism