Bret Harte
opening the American literary West
by Gary Scharnhorst
- 0 Ratings
- 0 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
"Gary Scharnhorst's biography of Harte traces the growing commercial appeal of western fiction and drama on both sides of the Atlantic during the Gilded Age, a development in which Harte played a crucial role.".
"Harte's pioneering use of California local color in such stories as "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" challenged genteel assumptions about western writing and helped open eastern papers to contributions by Mark Twain and others. The popularity of Bret Harte's writings was driven largely by a literary market that his western stories helped create.".
"The first Harte biography in nearly seventy years to be written entirely from primary sources, this book documents Harte's personal relationships and, in addition, his negotiations with various publishers, agents, and theatrical producers as he exploited popular interest in the American West."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Bibliography, Knowledge, Western stories, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, American Authors, West (U.S.), Authors, American, In literature, Biography, Harte, bret, 1836-1902, West (u.s.), in literature, Western stories, history and criticism, American fiction, bibliographyPeople
Bret Harte (1836-1902)Places
West (U.S.)Times
19th centuryShowing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Bret Harte: Opening the American Literary West
Sep 15, 2016, University of Oklahoma Press
paperback
0806153512 9780806153513
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Bret Harte: opening the American literary West
2000, University of Oklahoma Press
in English
080613254X 9780806132549
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4
Bret Harte
1992, Twayne, Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Maxwell Macmillan International
in English
0805776486 9780805776485
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-242) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
History
- Created April 1, 2008
- 12 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| July 13, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| March 7, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 7, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| May 28, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |