Okay, so I know that Twain didn't write the Leatherstocking
Tales. But his mention, and the link to his Cooper essay
(which was great, by the way--I've seen excerpts, but never
the whole thing) got me thinking.
I can't possibly be the first to think of this, but surely
Twain is a stop in the journey to modern hardboiled, isn't
he? It seems that his writing incorporates so many of the
things that (in my mind, at least) are intrinsic to
hardboiled: the hero following a personal code which runs
counter to society (HUCK FINN); looking with a jaded eye at
what social leaders and/or wealthy people are doing (GILDED
AGE, HUCK FINN); and, finally, total disillusionment with
what's going on around him, even as he tries to do what's
right(CONNECTICUT YANKEE, PUDDN'HEAD WILSON).
Is there anything out there? Any comments?
Vicky
vmes@northnet.org
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