Humour
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences
by Mark Twain
Written as biting satire, it ruthlessly attacks the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, particularly his Leatherstocking Tales.
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About this book
"Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences" by Mark Twain is an essay published in July 1895. Written as biting satire, it ruthlessly attacks the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, particularly his Leatherstocking Tales. Twain lists eighteen literary rules he claims Cooper violates, pointing to specific examples of bloated prose and careless craft. The essay showcases Twain's signature derisive humor while declaring Romantic literature dead in post-Civil War America. Critics remain divided—some call it hilarious, others argue Twain deliberately misread Cooper's work.
- Format
- EPUB
- Language
- English
- Length
- 17 pages
- Publisher
- Prince Classics
- ISBN
- 9789389682724
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