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Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences by Mark Twain ( Author )

Content Provider	Lemonjar
Publisher	N.A
Publication Date	01-01-1895
Summary	Click "free sample" to read the whole book. No need to purchase.This is Mark Twain's vicious and amusing review of Fenimore Cooper's literary art. It is still read widely in academic circles. Twain's essay, Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses (often spelled "Offences") (1895), particularly criticized The Deerslayer and The Pathfinder. Twain wrote at the beginning of the essay: 'In one place in Deerslayer, and in the restricted space of two-thirds of a page, Cooper has scored 114 offenses against literary art out of a possible 115. It breaks the record.' Twain listed 19 rules 'governing literary art in domain of romantic fiction', 18 of which Cooper violates in The Deerslayer.
ISBN	2307250407
Item Type	Book
File Type	epub
File Size	716.64 KB
Language	English
Subjects	Language and Literature American literature
Charge Per Copy	MYR 0.01
Available copies	1
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AMA 11th EditionReferences

Mark Twain. Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences. N.A. January 01, 1895. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://online.provdatabase.com/cite/1626

APA 7th EditionReferences

Mark Twain. (1895). Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences. N.A. https://online.provdatabase.com/cite/1626

Chicago 17th EditionReferences

Mark Twain. Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences. N.A. 1895. https://online.provdatabase.com/cite/1626

HarvardReferences

Mark Twain. (1895). Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences. [Online]. N.A. Available from: https://online.provdatabase.com/cite/1626. (Accessed 10 November 2024).

Harvard AustraliaReferences

Mark Twain, 1895, Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences, N.A, viewed 10 November 2024, <https://online.provdatabase.com/cite/1626>

MLA 9th EditionWorks Cited

Mark Twain. Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences. N.A, 1895. PROV Database, https://online.provdatabase.com/cite/1626.

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