Achilles and the Tortoise

Author	: Clark Griffith
Publisher	: University of Alabama Press
Total Pages	: 298
Release	: 2000-02-08
ISBN-10	: 9780817310394
ISBN-13	: 0817310398
Rating	: 4/5 (398 Downloads)

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Download or read book Achilles and the Tortoise written by Clark Griffith and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2000-02-08 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In critiquing Twain's humor in his fiction, Griffith (English, U. of Oregon) contends that he essentially told the same "sick" joke repeatedly without resolution-- like Achilles who could not overtake the tortoise in Zeno's Paradox. He concludes with Mark Twain and Melville: An Essay on the Metaphysics of Twinship. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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