Stahls book is an important contribution to literary scholarship informed by psychology gender study cultural theory and traditional twain criticism it confirms mark twains debt to european culture even as it illuminates his re envisioning of that culture in his own uniquely american way. Up to 90 off textbooks at amazon canada plus free two day shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Mark twain culture and gender envisioning america through europe john daniel stahl university of georgia press jan 1 1994 biography autobiography 231 pages 0 reviews often regarded as the quintessential american author mark twain in fact mined his knowledge and experience of europe as assiduously as he did his adventures on the mississippi and in the american west in this . Often regarded as the quintessential american author mark twain in fact mined his knowledge and experience of europe as assiduously as he did his adventures on the mississippi and in the american west in this challenging and original study j d stall looks closely at various twain works with european settings and traces the manner in which the great writer redefined european notions of . Often regarded as the quintessential american author mark twain in fact mined his knowledge and experience of europe as assiduously as he did his adventures on the mississippi and in the american west in this challenging and original study jd stall looks closely at various twain works with european settings and traces the manner in which the great writer redefined european notions of