Justin Kaplan (1925–2014)

Autore di Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography

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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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno

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Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography (2003) 476 copie

Walt Whitman: A Life (1980) 447 copie

When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age (2006) — Autore — 390 copie

The Language of Names: What We Call Ourselves and Why It Matters (1997) 165 copie

The Best American Essays 1990 (1990) — A cura di — 117 copie

Mark Twain and His World (1974) 92 copie

Lincoln Steffens: A Biography (1974) 87 copie

Back Then: Two Lives in 1950s New York. (2002) 62 copie

Born to Trouble: One Hundred Years of Huckleberry Finn (1985) 11 copie

Mark Twain, a Profile 3 copie

With malice toward women; a handbook for women-haters drawn from the best minds of all time (1952) 2 copie

Mark Twain, a Profile (1967) 1 copia

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: 17th edition 17th (seventeenth) Revised Edition published by Little, Brown &… 1 copia

Treasure and vengeance. (Rereading).(reading "The Count of Monte Cristo")(Critical Essay): An article from: American… 1 copia

"Half Song-Thrush, Half Aliigator 1 copia

Aristotle 1 copia

Mark Twain 1 copia

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Un americano alla corte di re Artù (1889) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 11,566 copie

Foglie d'erba (1855) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 10,284 copie

Familiar Quotations (1855) — A cura di, alcune edizioni — 4,112 copie

Whitman: Poetry and Prose (1982) — A cura di, alcune edizioni — 1,283 copie

Dialoghi (0004) — A cura di, alcune edizioni — 889 copie

For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Collaboratore — 452 copie

The Pocket Aristotle: Selections from physics, psychology, metaphysics, Nicomachean ethics, politics, poetics (1958) — A cura di, alcune edizioni; Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 414 copie

Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits from Our Leading Historians (1999) — Collaboratore — 109 copie

Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature (2007) — Collaboratore — 90 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico: Kaplan, Justin
Nome legale: Kaplan, Justin Daniel
Data di nascita: 1925-09-05
Data di morte: 2014-03-02
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: New York, New York, USA
Luogo di morte: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Luogo di residenza: New York, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Istruzione: Harvard College (AB|English|1944)
Attività lavorative: editor
biographer
Relazioni: Bernays, Anne (spouse)
Organizzazioni: Simon & Schuster
Bartlett's
Premi e riconoscimenti: Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1985)

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Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography di 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."

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PendleHillLibrary | 6 altre recensioni | Apr 1, 2024 |

Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography di Justin Kaplan

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!

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lschiff | 6 altre recensioni | Sep 24, 2023 |

Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography di Justin Kaplan

Good literary biography of Mark Twain.

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kslade | 6 altre recensioni | Dec 8, 2022 |

When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and… di Justin Kaplan

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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EricCostello | 14 altre recensioni | Aug 8, 2021 |

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