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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Bantam Classics)
A book by Mark Twain
Grade 5 Up-While Mark Twain is most often identified with his childhood home on the Mississippi, he wrote many of his enduring classics during the years he lived in Hartford, Connecticut. He had come a long way from Hannibal when he focused his irreverent … see full wiki
Author:
Mark Twain
Genre:
Literature & Fiction
Publisher:
Bantam Classics
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Not quite a classic, Twain pays his debt to Cervantes and Swift in this satiric fable about the collision between the "modern" world (19th Century America) and the world of Arthorian (authorian?) legend (6th century England). Twain gets in some sharp jabs against both time periods, with a deft touch of modern irony that makes the book seem surprisingly fresh at times (Twain even pops a "dudes and dudesses" reference!). He puts his finger on the clear difficulty of interacting … more
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Mark Twain's classic satire of 19th century society. Should be at the top of the list for Mark Twain fans.
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Few books exist that speak thru the ages by examining themes and situations that confront people of all time. This is one of those books. Unlike Twain's other classics, the focus of this piece is not America, or topics from American history (i.e. slavery), but more general themes such as industrialization, freedom, religion and religious dogma, government control, the meaning of progress, and individual aspirations versus peer pressure. In short, this book focuses on the … more
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