Justin Kaplan (1925–2014)
Autor(a) de Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography
About the Author
Justin Kaplan was born in Manhattan, New York on September 5, 1925. He received a bachelor's degree in English from Harvard University, followed by graduate work in the field there, but he left before earning a doctorate to work as a freelance writer and book editor. His first book, Mr. Clemens and mostrar mais Mark Twain, won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1967 and a National Book Award. His other works include Lincoln Steffens: A Biography, When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age, and Walt Whitman: A Life, which won a National Book Award. He also wrote books with his wife Anne Bernays including The Language of Names and Back Then: Two Lives in 1950s New York. He was the editor of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease on March 2, 2014 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Justin Kaplan
When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age (2006) — Autor — 389 exemplares
Mark Twain, a Profile 3 exemplares
With malice toward women; a handbook for women-haters drawn from the best minds of all time (1952) 2 exemplares
"Half Song-Thrush, Half Aliigator 1 exemplar
Aristotle 1 exemplar
Mark Twain 1 exemplar
Associated Works
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) — Introdução, algumas edições — 11,547 exemplares
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Contribuidor — 452 exemplares
The Pocket Aristotle: Selections from physics, psychology, metaphysics, Nicomachean ethics, politics, poetics (1958) — Editor, algumas edições; Prefácio, algumas edições — 413 exemplares
Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits from Our Leading Historians (1999) — Contribuidor — 109 exemplares
Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature (2007) — Contribuidor — 90 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Kaplan, Justin
- Nome legal
- Kaplan, Justin Daniel
- Data de nascimento
- 1925-09-05
- Data de falecimento
- 2014-03-02
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- New York, New York, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Educação
- Harvard College (AB|English|1944)
- Ocupações
- editor
biographer - Relações
- Bernays, Anne (spouse)
- Organizações
- Simon & Schuster
Bartlett's - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1985)
Membros
Críticas
Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography por Justin Kaplan
"Although this biography of Mark Twain begins when Twain is 31 ... the book is a full account of Twain, his life and his work related both to his early years and to the 'Gilded Age' of his mature life."
Just finished last night. Lots of interesting details about Clemens and an interesting glimpse into that period of history in the U.S.
A birthday present from Leslie--can't wait to dive into it tonight!
A birthday present from Leslie--can't wait to dive into it tonight!
Really more of a social history than a financial history, especially since the source of the Astor family wealth -- its massive real estate holdings alluded to in the title -- is only glancingly looked at, in favour of assorted family eccentricities and scandals. The family history stuff is fairly old hat -- readers of Lucius Beebe would be familiar with it. A missed opportunity, in some respects, though it's still an interesting read.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 17
- Also by
- 9
- Membros
- 1,855
- Popularidade
- #13,874
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 27
- ISBN
- 40
- Línguas
- 1