Mark Twain on the Damned Human Race
Mark Twain on the Damned Human Race by Mark Twain is a collection of the author’s topical writings, published by Hill and Wang in 1962. This first edition, comprising 259 pages, presents Twain’s reflections primarily from the early years of the twentieth century, focusing on themes such as social justice and the complexities of American civilization during its early imperialist phase.
Readers will find a range of essays that delve into the darker aspects of human nature and societal issues, reflecting Twain’s critical perspective on American life. The collection includes pieces that sparked significant controversy upon their initial release, highlighting Twain’s willingness to confront uncomfortable truths. This volume serves as a significant contribution to literature and fiction, offering insights into the moral and social dilemmas of the time.
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A collection of Mark Twain’s topical writings, most of it in the early years of the twentieth century, and mainly, and most eloquently, concerned with the themes of social justice, of American civilization in its dawning age of imperialism (Europe had showed the way), and of the sinful nature of man in general. Some of these pieces aroused waves of indignant protest when they were published. (They are not innocent, happy, “cheerful” specimens of frontier humor.) Some were never published at the time for the same reason, the fear of further indignation at, or the possible public ostracism of America’s most beloved writer. As a social historian and critic of American literature, I should add that it gives me great pleasure to see these angry, savage, outrageous essays of Mark Twain finally collected in one volume.–From pref. by Maxwell Geismar.
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