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The Golden Age of The Working Critic

The American Vandal

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The Critic as the Tumblebug

Exploring Mark Twain's metaphor of the critic as the tumblebug and the dichotomy of their role in art appreciation, as well as the importance of critics in interpreting and utilizing Twain's literary archive.

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