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The first book-length treatment of Mark Twain’s public persona as depicted in newspaper and magazine illustrations   Cartoons and Caricatures of Mark Twain in Context: Reformer and Social Critic, 1869–1910 examines the production, reception, and history of Twain’s reputation as a social and political satirist. Myrick and Scharnhorst trace the evolution of Twain’s depiction throughout his life, career, and even death and across more than seventy illustrations—from portrayals of the famous author as a court jester adorned with cap and bells, to a regally haloed king with a royal train—offering a new perspective on his influence and reputation. Although he was among the most photographed figures of the nineteenth century, Myrick and Scharnhorst focus on a medium that Twain, an expert ofself-promotion and brand management, could not control. As a result, Myrick and Scharnhorst have compiled an innovative and incisive visual reception history. Cartoons and Caricatures of Mark Twain in Context illustrates the popular and often critical response to many famous and infamous episodes in his career, such as the storm of controversy that surrounded the publication of his anti-imperialist writings at the turn of the twentieth century. Routinely depicted with hair like a fright wig, a beak-like nose, and a cigar in hand, no matter the context or the costume, Twain was instantly recognizable. Yet it was not merely the familiarity of his image that made him a regular feature in visual commentary, but also his willingness to speak out against corruption and to insert himself into controversies of his day.  

The scandalous story of the Dreyfus Affair proved riveting to American readers in the 1890s, who followed the twists and turns of the legal case and the sufferings of Alfred Dreyfus, in newspapers and magazines across the country. In marked contrast to the French, American sentiment ran overwhelmingly in support of Dreyfus, who was seen as the tragic hero of a thrilling and scandalous political drama. The unambiguous sympathy of Americans toward this unlikely leading man (bespectacled, bland, unemotional) stands in sharp contrast to French antisemitic attitudes. This sympathy also serves as a puzzling exception to homegrown antisemitism that was inflamed at the time by cross-Atlantic Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe. This article will examine the evidence, focusing on the visual imagery that accompanied newspaper and magazine articles, and derive insights into both the difference between French and American biases, as well as the perplexing contradictions within the American viewpoint on Jews.

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